Our Board
Nick Coker
CEO/Executive Director
Nick was appointed Chief Executive Officer in 2019, having been in the Senior Manager role since 2009. Nick oversees the banking operations across all four branches, mobile relationship managers and provides support to the Board . Nick is a career banker, having come to the Community Bank network from one of the major banks. Nick drives the business plans for each branch in conjunction with each manager and leads the community engagement programs.
Contact:
nick.coker@bendigoadelaide.com.au
m: 0438 541 337
Executive Assistant:
Sophie Sommerville
ea@iecf.com.au
m: 0413 504 964
Bob Stensholt
Chair
BA, BD(Hons), M Int Law, Dip Phil (appointed February 2002)
Bob has had an extensive career including roles as a senior diplomat, Assistant Director General for AusAID, senior research fellow, consultant and for over ten years as the state Member of Parliament for Burwood. Bob was most recently a Chief of Staff to a Victorian Government Minister and is currently involved in many local community organisations.
Executive Assistant:
Rachael Pearce
ea@iecf.com.au
m: 0413 504 964
Neil Dalrymple
Deputy Chair
Neil was appointed as a Director in July 2023. Neil has an inclusive and pragmatic approach to sports administration; he is strongly committed to organisational transparency and good corporate governance and has been highly successful in his endeavours within Australian sport for nearly three decades. He is currently the CEO of World Bowls and has previously been the CEO of Bowls Australia, NT Cricket and Softball Australia. Neil has an excellent understanding of and strong commitment to the myriad health and wellbeing benefits engagement with sport has for all Australians, regardless of gender, background or ability.
Executive Assistant:
Rachael Pearce
ea@iecf.com.au
m: 0413 504 964
Juliann Byron
Director
BCom, Grad Dip CM, FCPA, FAICD, AGIA (appointed July 2004)
Juliann has extensive experience in the accounting and finance fields. She has also provided corporate secretarial, management and governance consulting services over many years, and is a Non-executive Director on public and not for profit company boards.
Executive Assistant:
Rachael Pearce
ea@iecf.com.au
m: 0413 504 964
Coral Ross
Director
Coral was appointed as a Director in December 2022. A professional journalist with more than 20 years’ experience, Coral has had an esteemed career in local government. She was a councillor at the City of Boroondara, for more than 18 years and served as Mayor of the City of Boroondara three times. Coral is passionate about gender equality and is the Chair of the Australian Gender Equality Council and was previously the President of the Municipal Association of Victoria.
Coral was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2021 Queen’s Birthday Honours. In 2019 Coral was inducted into the Victorian Women’s Honour Roll and in 2014 she was named as one of the 100 Women of Influence by Westpac/Fairfax. She is also a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Executive Assistant:
Rachael Pearce
ea@iecf.com.au
m: 0413 504 964