John Hopkins

John was appointed Managing Director & CEO of Export Finance Australia in August 2022. He has more than 30 years’ experience in the finance, corporate and government sectors, with an international career focused on risk, legal and operational roles.  

Prior to joining Export Finance Australia, John held various senior management positions at Westpac, Goodman Group and National Australia Bank in Sydney, London and New York. During this period, he advised on a broad range of transactional and corporate matters, including major financings, capital raisings, domestic and cross-border governance, regulatory and compliance issues. 

John joined Export Finance Australia in 2012 and played a central role, both as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Risk Officer, in overseeing the expansion of Export Finance Australia’s mandate and the delivery of complex financing transactions in support of Australian business and key government policy objectives. 

John holds a Bachelor of Economics (Social Sciences) (Hons), Bachelor of Laws and Graduate Diploma in Postgraduate Law from the University of Sydney.