August saw a number of high-profile appointments across the financial services industry, with noteworthy additions to HCF, NAB, Westpac and Manulife HK.

Australia

HCF has appointed Sheena Jack to the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

NAB has appointed Elly Bloom to the position of Head of Marketing, Consumer Programs.

ANZ has appointed Tony Warren to the position of Group General Manager, Communications and Public Affairs.

CUA (Credit Union Australia) has appointed Andrew Reeves as Independent Non-Executive Director on the CUA Board.

Westpac has appointed Nerida Caesar as Independent Non-Executive Director on the Westpac board.

Macquarie Bank has appointed Daniel Kaye to the position of Managing Director and Head of Cash Execution and sales, Europe.

Macquarie has also appointed Ric Deverell to the position of Chief Economist and Head of Macro Research.

The ACCC (Australian Competition and Consumer Commission) has reappointed Delia Rickard as Deputy Chair.

CBA has announced the forthcoming retirement of Chief Executive Ian Narev at the end of the 2018 financial year.

Suncorp has appointed Dr Rachna Gandhi to the position of Executive General Manager Strategic Innovation and Commercialisation. Gandhi previously served as Chief Executive for the NSW Government service portal Service NSW.

New Zealand

Kiwibank Chief Executive Paul Brock has announced his resignation from the company. Brock will leave the position at the end of 2017.

Asia-Pacific

Manulife Hong Kong has appointed Rockson Leung to the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

UBS Group has appointed David Chin to the position of Head of Corporate Client Solutions, Asia-Pacific.