Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited has appointed Richard Deutsch as a non-executive director effective 20 September 2021. Richard brings extensive experience delivering complex audit and advisory services to Australia's leading public, private, government and not-for-profit organizations having most recently served as CEO of Deloitte Australia. At Deloitte Australia, Richard was the Managing Partner of the Audit & Advisory Practice and a member of the Global Audit & Advisory Leadership Team. Richard's career also includes more than 25 years working with PwC, including nine years on PwC's Australian executive. Current non-executive directors Robert Hubbard and Tony Robinson have announced they will retire from the Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Board at the Bank's annual general meeting on 9 November 2021. Richard will replace Robert Hubbard as Chair of the Board Audit Committee upon Robert's departure. Robert Hubbard joined the Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Board in 2013 and Tony Robinson joined the Board in 2006.