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Adam Bennett

Questioner · DISC type c
Director at AA Insurance NZ
📍 Greater Sydney Area, Australia

Adam Bennett is the Group Executive for Technology & Operations at Suncorp, leveraging nearly thirty years of experience in financial services. His career includes a 15-year tenure at Commonwealth Bank in senior technology and business roles. He holds a Bachelor of Technology from Macquarie University, focusing on strategy, transformation, and operations.

Adam is a strong advocate for workplace diversity and inclusion. He is the co-executive sponsor for Suncorps "Women Connect" employee resource group and actively supports initiatives that empower women in the finance and technology sectors. He champions programs designed to foster female talent and leadership.

He launched the "CloudUp for Her" program in partnership with AWS, which attracted 1 in 12 of Suncorps female employees to build their cloud skills.

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Experience
31 Years
Current Role
Director
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Greater Sydney Area, Australia
Personality Overview

How Adam shows up

Price-Sensitive
Not Easily Convinced
Value Seeker

They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point. While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters. It is quite likely of them to ask for pricing or other concessions.

Priorities

Topics Adam cares about

Women in Technology
He co-sponsors the "Women Connect" group and launched the "CloudUp for Her" program with AWS to develop female tech talent at Suncorp.
Cloud Transformation
He actively promotes cloud adoption as a key part of Suncorp's business strategy and highlights its successful implementation in recent company plans.
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Career

Work history

10-2023
Director
AA Insurance NZ
9-2023
Group Executive, Technology & Operations
Suncorp Group
7-2020 - 9-2023
Group Chief Information Officer
Suncorp Group
1-2015 - 1-2020
Group Executive, Business & Private Banking
Commonwealth Bank
10-2012 - 1-2015
Executive General Manager, Local Business Banking
Commonwealth Bank
In the press

Media appearances

From frictionless claims payments to faster natural disaster response … (featuring Adam Bennett). Featured in Suncorp Group – News Feature
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Education
1991 - 1993
BTech
Macquarie University
2000 - 2000
MBA Essentials
University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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