Movers & Shakers

Bupa appoints permanent CIO, while regulator APRA seeks new information chief; and member-owned bank Qudos unveils new chief executive. – Health insurer Bupa has appointed Simon Birch as its permanent Chief Information Officer (CIO) for APAC. Welcoming the firm’s new...

Westpac and Medibank unveil major exec changes, including new digital-focused roles; CBA appoints first CTO; and the RBA welcomes Lowe’s successor as Governor. Australia – Medibank has announced a raft of changes to its executive leadership, including two new digital...

Macquarie appoints new digital chief; Zepto, a PayTo specialist fintech, unveils new CTO; SelfWealth lets go of its CEO; and a shake-up of newly merged Newcastle Greater tech leadership. Updated 6/7/23, 4:30pm – see Departures – Macquarie Group has promoted...

ANZ appoints current Department of Defence data chief to lead cyber function; the ASX finds its new standalone CIO; and AMP consolidates its CFO and Transformation roles. Appointments – ANZ has appointed public sector veteran Maria Milosavljevic to serve as...

Bank of Sydney and Citi appoint new CEOs; the Federal Government restores the standalone Privacy Commissioner; IAG poaches marketing talent from social media giant Meta; and CDR chief set to depart. Appointments Australia – Bank of Sydney has appointed former...

Youi appoints new tech chief after nine-month vacancy; the ASX re-establishes dedicated CIO role; and NAB sheds its dedicated strategy and innovation function with appointment of new CFO. – Youi has found a permanent replacement for its Chief Information Officer...

Latitude appoints CEO successor to Fahour; APRA on the hunt for a Chief Data Officer to serve under new Technology and Data division; and the FMA appoints new head of Strategy and Design. Australia – Latitude Group has appointed a...

APRA appoints lead of new tech & data division; the ASX board boosts its tech cred; and NZ’s chief financial regulator unveils new transformation head. Australia – As part of a major executive rejigging of its now split Digital, Operations...

The newly merged People’s Choice Credit Union and Heritage Bank unveil new CIO; Spaceship announces shake-up of leadership team; and Bank of Sydney chief calls time.  Appointments Australia – Ahead of their forthcoming merger, People’s Choice Credit Union (PCCU) and...

Moving into the final month of 2022, Australia’s finserv industry saw a number of high-profile tech appointments, including new additions to Zurich, ANZ, and the ASX’s troubled CHESS replacement program, while the Bank of Queensland and Bupa APAC saw off...

APRA levels-up Deputy Chair to lead the regulator; Judo makes key changes to its executive team; and the NZ Government reappoints change-maker Adrian Orr to new term as RBNZ Governor. – SME specialist neobank, Judo Bank has made several changes...

NZ’s Financial Markets Authority (FMA) restructures its senior committee, moves to recruit three new senior leaders; Cover-More lands new CTO; and the ACCC appoints next Deputy Chair. Australia – ANZ has announced an expanded remit for its Group Technology (Gerard...

CBA appoints new Group CIO; BoQ poaches new CIO from NSW Government; and P&N creates a dedicated Data and Open Banking head role. Appointments – The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has appointed Gavin Munroe (pictured) as Group Chief Information...

The Federal Court formally promotes its Acting CIDO; UNSW appoints new CIO; and the NSW Government’s pioneering Customer Services minister and digital tsar set to retire from politics. – The Federal Court of Australia has formally appointed Paul Kennedy to...

Tyro appoints new tech chief; challenger banks, Heritage and BankVic, announce heavy-hitting exec tech recruits; and major changes at the top ranks of Australia’s chief financial and competition watchdogs. Australia – Payments fintech Tyro has appointed Paul Keen as its...