Mary Reemst AM

Mary Reemst brings more than 30 years of experience in banking and finance, along with extensive board experience across multiple organisations to her role as Deputy Chair of the Sisters of Charity Foundation. She spent over 20 years with the Macquarie Group, including serving as Chief Executive Officer of Macquarie Bank from 2014 to 2021. During her tenure, she was a member of Macquarie Group’s Executive Committee, sat on the Macquarie Bank Limited Board, and held the role of Global Head of Credit for Macquarie Group for 11 years from 2003.

Prior to this, Ms Reemst built a strong career in investment banking, with a particular emphasis on the energy and health sectors, and held a number of senior positions at Bankers Trust Australia. She has also previously served on the boards of the Australian Bankers’ Association, the Australian Financial Markets Association, Integral Energy, and the Financial Markets Foundation for Children.

Ms Reemst currently serves as a Board Director of the Future Fund, the Asylum Seekers Centre and Atmos Renewables, and is Chair of The Hunger Project Australia. She is also a member of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation’s Rewiring the Nation Investment Advisory Committee.

Mary Reemst was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia on 26 January 2026 for “significant service to the banking sector, and to social welfare organisations”.