Michelle Thomsen

Michelle Thomsen became general counsel and company secretary of Bank of Queensland (BOQ) in July 2015, and is responsible for managing the Group’s in-house legal & secretariat team and managing relationships with external legal partners. She was executive general manager, associate general counsel, group services at the Suncorp Group where she was responsible for the Group Services legal team and for managing legal advice in relation to strategic projects and transactions across the Suncorp Group. Prior to joining BOQ, Ms Thomsen worked in other in-house legal roles including with Babcock & Brown in Australia and the United Kingdom. She was a partner at SJ Berwin LLP (now King & Wood Mallesons) in London, before returning to Australia.