Mike Roche

Mike Roche is a Non-Executive Director at MaxCap Group and a member of the MaxCap Risk Committee, bringing over 40 years of experience in the finance sector. Based in Sydney, he specialises in strategic, financial, merger and acquisition, and capital advisory services, playing a vital role in providing strategic guidance to the firm.

Before joining MaxCap Group’s board, Mike held senior positions as an actuary with National Mutual/AXA and in investment banking, providing strategic advice to major corporations, private equity, and government clients. He spent over 20 years with Deutsche Bank, including 10 years as Head of Mergers and Acquisitions, advising on major takeovers and privatisations. He served as a member of the Takeovers Panel from 2008 to 2014 and stepped down as Deutsche Bank’s Chairman of Mergers and Acquisitions (Australia and New Zealand) in 2016. Mike is also a non-executive director at Wesfarmers and a non-executive director of Macquarie Group and Macquarie Bank.

Mike holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Queensland, is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) and is a Fellow of both the Institute of Actuaries (London) and the Institute of Actuaries of Australia. He co-founded the Sally Foundation and volunteers his services to the panel of Adara Partners.