Heartland Bank Australia Limited (Heartland Bank) is pleased to announce the appointment of Medina Cicak as Chief Commercial Officer, reporting directly to Michelle Winzer, CEO of Heartland Bank.

In this new role, Medina will lead the newly created Commercial business unit, supporting Heartland Bank’s Retail, Reverse Mortgage and Livestock Finance teams to achieve their growth ambitions.

“I am excited about leading the new Commercial team at Heartland Bank. And I’m looking forward to delivering the clear strategy to provide finance solutions that meet the unique needs of older Australians and livestock producers and graziers.”

Medina joins Heartland Bank as Chief Commercial Officer with more than 8 years’ experience in banking and financial services. Prior to joining Heartland Bank, Medina held multiple senior positions within the financial services industry, including at Suncorp Bank and more recently at RACQ Bank where she was Head of Lending Product, Operations & Distribution.

Heartland Bank CEO, Michelle Winzer said, “I am thrilled that Medina has joined Heartland Bank. As we continue to work through bringing our businesses together I am confident that, under Medina’s leadership, we will see a consistent focus with synergy across our distribution teams and a targeted approach to growth.

“It is our goal to help more Australians with their banking needs, within the specialist areas in which we operate in.”

Heartland Bank is well established, having served Australians since 1971 through its predecessors. It is focused on providing specialist banking solutions that are the best or only of their kind, through digital channels. Heartland Bank is Australia’s leading provider of reverse mortgages, a specialist provider of livestock finance (through StockCo), and proudly offers competitive term deposits.