Mr Denovan is a lawyer with significant banking, commercial, and property experience.  Mr Denovan is a Special Counsel with leading national law firm Dentons having previously been the Managing Director/Partner of that firm (then known as Gadens Lawyers Australia Limited).

Mr Denovan is recognised as a leading lawyer in financial services regulation in Australia.

Mr Denovan was appointed Chairman of the BNK Board on 18th September 2023. He is also chair of Sydney Bus Museum, and a director of numerous other finance and property private companies.  He was previously chair of Trainworks Limited (a NSW government instrumentality), a director of Aussie Home Loans Limited, the Credit and Investments Ombudsman Limited (CIO), and the Mortgage & Finance Association of Australia (MFAA).  Mr Denovan was the first honorary member of the Mortgage & Finance Association of Australia in recognition of his contribution to the mortgage industry. Complementing Mr Denovan’s skills in the finance industry is his significant experience in the property industry having worked with many leading property companies.

Mr Denovan, as well as being Chairman of the BNK Board, is also a member of the Audit Committee, the Risk & Compliance Committee and the Board Credit Committee.