Jane Couchman
Chief Risk Officer and Group Executive, Sustainability at Aware Super
Jane Couchman is a senior executive in the banking and financial services industry with more than 30 years of experience specialising in legal, risk and governance.
In 2024 she was recognised as the Risk Leader of the Year by the Risk Management Institute of Australasia (RMIA). Throughout her career, she has held executive roles spanning legal, risk and compliance, governance and advocacy, regulatory strategy and corporate sustainability. Jane has led major governance, culture and accountability transformation programs at Macquarie Bank, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) and Aware Super, as well as significant strategic initiatives including the risk integration of Asgard and BT Financial Group during the St George–Westpac merger, and Aware Super’s recent digital transformation through the internalisation of its administration platform.
She has overseen global and enterprise‑wide regulatory reforms across financial crime, cybersecurity and operational resilience, and has led major regulatory remediation programs, including multiple enforceable undertakings and APRA’s Prudential Review of CBA.
Jane is currently the Chief Risk Officer and Group Executive, Sustainability at Aware Super, and has previously served as Executive General Manager, Compliance at CBA; Global COO, Compliance and Head of Enterprise Compliance at Macquarie Bank; Chief Risk Officer at BT Financial Group; and General Counsel at Perpetual.
She is a director of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) and Women in Super (WiS), and has served on numerous company boards, board committees and not‑for‑profit organisations. She is also a member of Chief Executive Women.
