Heartland Group Holdings Limited confirmed that Geoff Summerhayes and Kate Mitchell have been appointed as directors effective 1 October 2021. Geoff has a unique set of experiences as a senior executive and prudential regulator in Australia and Geoff has a unique set of experiences as a senior executive and prudential regulator in Australia and was CEO of Suncorp's Life and Wealth businesses in Australia and New Zealand, and most recently was a board member of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority. Kate has extensive banking and finance experience gained both in New Zealand and through 20 years working in investment banking in the United Kingdom. She has been a director of Heartland's subsidiary, Heartland Bank Limited, since March 2019.