Dara joined BNK in January 2021. She is a qualified member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD).

Dara has extensive experience within the financial services sector within Australia, UK and Europe specialising in all aspects of risk management including operational, compliance, conduct, technology, cyber security, privacy, ethics, and credit risk (including provisioning).

She has held a number of senior roles within risk, finance and treasury. Prior to joining BNK Dara worked for Bankwest where she successfully created a number of high performing risk teams by utilising her strategic focus and strong analytical skills.