Movers & Shakers

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...

March saw a number of high-profile appointments and departures across the financial services sector, with noteworthy additions to AIA Australia, Suncorp, and Police Bank. Australia The Police Bank has appointed Greg McKenna to the position of Chief Executive. Suncorp has appointed Darren Abbruzzese as acting Chief Information...

February saw a number of high-profile appointments and departures across the financial services sector, with noteworthy additions to IAG, the Australian Military Bank and fintech Revolut. Australia The Australian Military Bank has appointed Darlene Mattiske-Wood to the position of Chief Executive. Mattiske-Wood replaces John Ford...

January’s end and early February saw a number of high-profile appointments and departures across the financial services sector, with noteworthy additions to IAG, HSBC, and the ACCC. Australia IAG has appointed Julie Batch to the position of Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer, leading the...

December 2019 and the new year saw a number of high-profile appointments across the financial services sector, with noteworthy additions to ING, Suncorp, and Westpac. Australia Westpac has appointed John McFarlane to its Board as Non-Executive Director and Chairman-Elect, succeeding Lindsay Maxsted on 2 April...

November saw a number of high-profile appointments and departures across the local financial services industry, with noteworthy additions to Westpac, CBA, and AIG.

October saw a number of high-profile appointments and departures across the financial services sector, with noteworthy additions to CBA, Bankwest and industry watchdog APRA.  

September saw a number of high-profile appointments and departures across the financial services industry, with noteworthy additions to Suncorp, Bankwest, and CUA.  

August saw a number of high-profile appointments and departures across the financial services sector, with noteworthy additions to CBA, MetLife, and the Bank of Queensland.