Jacqueline Hey
Jacqueline Cherie Hey | |
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| Born | Bellarine Peninsula, Australia |
| Other names | Jacquie Hey |
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne, Southern Cross University |
| Occupation(s) | Banking executive, company director |
| Known for | Chairperson of Bendigo and Adelaide Bank; board member of Qantas and AGL Energy; former board member of Cricket Australia |
Jacqueline Cherie Hey, also referred to as Jacquie Hey, is a prominent Australian banking executive currently holding the position of chairperson at the Bendigo and Adelaide Bank. In addition, she holds board memberships with Qantas and AGL Energy, contributes as a council member at Brighton Grammar School, and is affiliated with the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Biography
Raised on the Bellarine Peninsula, Hey pursued higher education at both the University of Melbourne and Southern Cross University.
Career
Hey became a board member of Bendigo and Adelaide Bank in 2011. Prior to this, she served as CEO for Ericsson in Australia and the UK. In 2012, she was appointed as one of the inaugural three independent directors—and notably the first woman—to join the board of Cricket Australia.
Her directorship at Qantas began in August 2013, where she contributed as a member of the audit committee. Between 2013 and 2019, she was also part of the Australian Foundation Investment Company’s board. Hey joined the board of AGL Energy in March 2016. After the 2018 ball tampering controversy in Australian cricket, she was considered a candidate for Cricket Australia's chairpersonship.
On 30 May 2019, Hey was named chairperson of Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, officially taking on the role on 29 October 2019. She stepped down from her position on the Cricket Australia board on 30 October 2020, following Michael Kasprowicz’s earlier resignation that year.