Movers & Shakers

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...

ASD seeks new CISO to drive REDSPICE cyber defence initiative; the soon-to-be standalone Health New Zealand appoints interim Chief Digital Officer; and DTA finds new CTO. – The interim Health New Zealand has appointed Stuart Bloomfield as interim Chief Digital...

Australia’s Federal Opposition appoints Shadow Financial Services Minister; the ASX promotes new CEO from within; and ANZ loses its Data and Automation Chief. Australia – The ASX has announced its replacement for retiring chief executive Dominic Stevens, with Helen Lofthouse...

NAB makes dual Chief Digital Officer and Chief Design Officer appointments; Regional Australia Bank lures financial services veteran to CIO role; and Integrity Life finds new tech chief. – NAB has announced two new senior appointments to its Digital, Data...

First-ever transformation chiefs appointed at Westpac and AIA Australia; Cuscal formally appoints interim CIO; and Australia’s corporate and financial watchdogs make a suite of exec changes. Australia – Westpac has promoted Yianna Papanikolaou to the newly created role of Chief...

SA Labor announces its new cabinet, with Susan Close to take on the Innovation and Science portfolio; QLD gets a new Chief Customer and Digital Officer after a six-month vacancy; and the Federal Government has appointed its first stand-alone Freedom...

Westpac appoints new Chief to lead its Banking as a Service arm; Medibank finds new CISO after a more than five-month vacancy; and Colonial appoints new head of digital. Appointments – Westpac has appointed Damien MacRae to lead its Banking-as-a-Service...

ANZ appoints its first-ever CTO; Great Southern Bank nabs former CommBank/CFS CIO; and Westpac reshuffles exec team in cost-cutting drive, re-homing Customer Services and Technology function. – ANZ has promoted Tim Hogarth to become the bank’s first Chief Technology Officer....

NSW establishes new Enterprise and Investment Department, with dedicated tech and innovation minister; WA once again shifts ministerial responsibility for Innovation and ICT; and DTA loses senior tech leaders, with Services Australia picking up two senior digital appointees. Appointments –...