Movers & Shakers

NAB looks abroad for new Chief Security Officer, Zurich appoints Country CEO to jointly lead its General Insurance and Life arms, and Judo loses its CISO following major exec rejig last month, as July sees a number of key movements...

June saw a number of noteworthy additions across Australia and NZ’s financial services sectors, with Judo Bank and CFS Superannuation also announcing major rejigs of their executive teams, and NAB revealing it will split its Chief Data Officer role –...

DTA loses its Chief Executive to government taskforce; South Australia confirms its next CISO; and The QLD Government fills six-month vacancy for prestigious Chief Entrepreneur role. – Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) Chief Executive Randall Brugeaud (pictured) will step down after...

May has seen several high-profile appointments and departures across Australasia’s financial services sector, with noteworthy additions to Westpac, AMP, and MLC Life. Australia – AMP’s former technology and operations chief, Sean O’Malley (pictured), has been appointed Managing Director of AMP...

ADHA and Tax Office lose their CISOs, while national spatial data specialist, Geoscape Australia, appoints a former Olympian as Chief Executive. – The Australian Digital Health Agency’s (ADHA) Chief Information Security Officer, Anthony Kitzelmann, has been poached by Airservices Australia....

April saw a number of high-profile appointments and departures across the financial services sector, with noteworthy additions to Medibank Private, Allianz and neobank Judo. – Alexis George, ANZ Deputy Chief Executive, has been appointed to lead the AMP group. George...

The latter half of March saw noteworthy appointments and departures across Australia’s financial services sector, including ING and prudential watchdog APRA, with AMP also quashing rumours (later substantiated) that its CEO was set to make a hasty departure from the...

February and early March saw noteworthy appointments across Australia and NZ’s financial services sectors, with insurance giants QBE, IAG, and AIG Australia picking up several key executive additions. Australia – QBE Insurance has appointed Andrew Horton as Group Chief Executive...

The new year kicked off with several executive appointments across Australia and NZ’s financial services sector, with notable additions to NAB, Bankwest, and QBE. Australia – QBE Insurance has appointed Sue Houghton as its next Chief Executive for Australia Pacific (AUSPAC)....

October saw a number of key appointments and departures across Australia’s financial services sector, with noteworthy additions to ING Australia, ANZ Bank, and IAG. Australia – ING Bank Australia has appointed Melanie Evans to the position of Chief Executive. Evans,...

September saw a number of key appointments and departures across Australia’s financial services sector, with noteworthy additions to Westpac, Latitude, and IAG. Appointments Westpac has appointed of Chris de Bruin as Chief Executive of its Consumer division. A 24-year veteran...

July saw a number of senior appointments across the public sector, with noteworthy additions to SA’s Department of Innovation and Skills and Victoria’s ICT provider Cenitex. Ronan O’Connor, Chief Information Officer of the Digital Health Agency has announced his resignation....

May saw a number of high-profile appointments and departures across the financial services industry, with noteworthy additions to the Insurance Council of Australia, the ASX and Qudos Bank. Appointments The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has appointed Andrew Hall to the position of Chief...

April saw a number of high-profile appointments and departures across the financial services industry, with noteworthy additions to the big four banks, IAG, and Suncorp. Westpac has formally appointed Peter King to the position of Chief Executive. King has served as acting CEO...

Last month saw a number of high-profile appointments across the public sector, with noteworthy additions to the Digital Transformation Agency, The Bureau of Meteorology, and various state-led Covid-19 recovery programs. The Federal Government has appointed Neville Power to chair its National Covid-19 Coordination Commission...