Our businesses

The Asia Pacific, Europe & America division provides a full range of banking products and services to ANZ's retail, business, corporate and institutional clients in the region.

The division is led by Alex Thursby.

RBS Asia Integration

Responsible for implementing integration plans to ensure a smooth transition of the six Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) businesses in Asia being acquired by ANZ.

Led by Craig Sims

Craig SimsCraig Sims

Head of RBS Asia Integration

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited
18 Cross Street
#14-01 Marsh & McLennan Centre
Singapore

Craig Sims is the Head of Integration for ANZ’s acquisition of RBS Asia businesses.

He is responsible for the overall management of the integration in the six Asian markets where ANZ has acquired businesses from RBS.

Prior to leading the RBS Integration, Craig led ANZ’s business in 12 Pacific countries as CEO Pacific.

Craig has more than 20 years banking experience, starting with The National Bank in 1984 and then joining ANZ following its acquisition of The National Bank in 2003.

Craig has been involved in several executive roles including strategic planning, human resources, retail and business banking, as well as the successful integration of The National Bank and Countrywide Bank.

Craig also holds a Masters of Business Administration from Victoria University, New Zealand, and is a Senior Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia.

Key dates

August 2009
Appointed Head of RBS Asia Integration

April 2008
Appointed CEO Pacific, ANZ

October 2004
Appointed Managing Director of Retail Banking, ANZ National Bank

Last updated: November 2009

Retail Banking and Wealth Products

Incorporates the retail, wealth management products and credit card segments in the partner businesses and ANZ business across Asia Pacific.

Led by Wendy Lim

Wendy Lim  Wendy Lim

  Managing Director, Retail Banking and   Wealth Products, Asia Pacific

  Australia and New Zealand Banking Group   Limited
  Retail Banking and Wealth Products Asia   Pacific
  1 Raffles Place
  #39-00 OUB Centre, Singapore
 

Wendy Lim is Managing Director for Retail Banking and Wealth Products Asia Pacific.

As the head of this business, Wendy is responsible for ANZ’s Retail Banking and Wealth business across 26 markets in the Asia Pacific, including partnerships.

Prior to joining ANZ in January 2010, Wendy was the Regional Head of Retail Banking, Greater China and Southeast Asia for the Royal Bank of Scotland.

Wendy has also held various senior management positions with HSBC and Citibank, including Head of Consumer Banking and Senior Vice President Country Head of Marketing at HSBC.

In 2007, Wendy was identified as one of ‘100 Most Promising Young Bankers in the Asia Pacific and Gulf Region’ by The Asian Banker, a leading financial services magazine in Asia.

Wendy holds a Bachelor degree in Science and a Masters of Business Administration from Indiana State University, USA.

Key dates

2010
Appointed Managing Director, Retail Banking and Wealth Products Asia Pacific 

2008 - 2009
Appointed Head of Retail Banking, Greater China and South East Asia, RBS

2007 - 2008
Appointed Head of Consumer Banking, HSBC Singapore

2006
Appointed Vice President, Deputy Head of Consumer Banking, HSBC Singapore

2003 - 2005
Appointed Senior Vice President, Country Head of Marketing, HSBC Singapore

2000 - 2003
Appointed Director, Regional Head of Marketing & Communications, Asia/Pacific, Citigroup Asset Management

1998-2000
Appointed Vice President, Deposits, Investments, Insurance & Citigroup, Global Consumer Banking, Citibank Singapore

Last updated: March 2010

Private Bank

Servicing individuals and family groups, Private Bank in Asia Pacific, Europe & America assists clients to manage, grow and preserve their assets. Offering clients a range of financial solutions, from traditional banking to innovative investments and financial planning.

Led by Nina Aguas

Nina AguasNina Aguas

Managing Director, Private Bank Asia Pacific

Australia and New Zealand
Banking Group Limited
1 Raffles Place
#39-00 OUB Centre
Singapore

Nina Aguas is Managing Director, Private Bank Asia Pacific responsible for ANZ’s Private Bank franchise and leading the affluent client strategy in the region.

Nina joined ANZ in January 2009 as Managing Director, Retail Asia Pacific, with accountability for ANZ’s Retail Banking business in Asia, partnerships and the retail component of the Asian country franchise plans.

Nina began her career at Citigroup where she held various senior management positions including Managing Director and Head of Corporate Center Compliance; Country Business Manager for the entire Global Consumer Group, Chairman of the Board for Citibank Savings Inc., Chairman of the Board of Citicorp Financial Services and Insurance Brokerage; Asia Pacific as Regional Head for Audit and Risk and Regional Head for Quality and Re-engineering. She previously chaired the Asia Consumer Group Diversity Council at Citigroup.

Nina holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Nina was a Board Member of the Market Integrity Board of the Philippine Stock Exchange.

Key dates

October 2009
Appointed Managing Director, Private Bank Asia Pacific.

January 2009
Appointed as Managing Director, Retail Asia Pacific.

1982
Joined Citibank.

Institutional and Commercial

Corporate, institutional and commercial banking, corporate and structured financing, trade and transaction, personal and private banking services across the Asia Pacific, Europe and America region.

Led by Mark Whelan

Mark WhelanMark Whelan

Managing Director, Asia Pacific, Europe and America, Institutional & Commercial
Australia and New Zealand
Banking Group Limited
Floor 31, One Exchange Square
8 Connaught Place
Central, Hong Kong

Mark Whelan is Managing Director, Institutional & Commercial, Asia Pacific, Europe & America.

This role has accountability for a full range of ANZ corporate and institutional financial products, including Global Markets, Transaction Banking, and Specialised Lending, across these regions.

Institutional comprises large domestic and multi-national corporates, financial institutions and the public sector. Commercial comprises emerging corporates and small to medium-sized enterprises.

Mark has held roles across Australia, the US, Singapore and Hong Kong. He joined ANZ in November 2004 as Head of Sales, Markets before taking on the role of Joint Managing Director, Markets in 2005 and then Managing Director, Institutional Asia in 2007.

Prior to joining ANZ, Mark worked at Westpac where he held several senior roles including General Manager, Global Investor Sales and General Manager, Institutional Banking, Victoria.  Before joining Westpac Mark worked for Citibank and Caterpillar.

Mark holds a Graduate Diploma in Taxation and a Diploma In Accounting from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT). He is a Fellow of the Certified Practicing Accountants (CPA) and a member of the Financial Treasury Association Limited, the Australian Financial Markets Association and the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Mark is married with three children and his interests include Australian Rules Football, water skiing and hiking.

Key dates

2009
Appointed CEO, Europe & America
Appointed to the Board of AMMB Malaysia
Appointed to the Board of Saigon Securities Inc.

2008
Appointed Managing Director, Institutional Asia Pacific, Europe & America

2007
Appointed Managing Director, Institutional Asia

2005
Appointed Joint Managing Director, Markets

2004
Joined ANZ as Head of Sales, Markets

Last updated November 2009

South & South East Asia

South & South East Asia includes ANZ's operations in Indonesia, India, Vietnam, Singapore, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines.

Led by Joseph Abraham (Acting)

Joseph AbrahamJoseph Abraham

CEO South and South East Asia (Acting)
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited
8th Floor, ANZ Tower
Jakarta, Indonesia.

Joseph Abraham is the Acting CEO South and South East Asia.

In this role, he is responsible for driving growth and innovation in ANZ's businesses and partnerships in Indonesia, India, Vietnam, Singapore, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines.  He is also the CEO of ANZ's Indonesia business, as President Director, PT ANZ Panin Bank.

Prior to this role, Joseph was Chief of Staff, Client Relationships, Standard Chartered Bank, Singapore. He has 25 years banking experience, spanning India, the UK, Ghana, Indonesia, Singapore and Hong Kong in a number of roles, including Operations, Corporate Banking, Project Management and Strategy.

Joseph has an MBA from Stanford Business School, California. He is on the Executive Committee of the Foreign Banks Association of Indonesia (FBAI), a member of Indonesia Australia Business Council (IABC), and in his spare time enjoys horse riding, travel and military and civilisation history.   

Key dates

April 2008
Joined ANZ as President Director, PT ANZ Panin Bank, Jakarta

2005
Appointed Chief of Staff, Client Relationships, Standard Chartered Bank, Singapore

2002
Appointed Head, Strategy  & Product Management, Client Relationships, North East Asia, Standard Chartered Bank, Hong Kong

2001
Appointed Project Leader-Acquisition and Due Diligence Team, Standard Chartered Bank, Indonesia

2002
Appointed Head, Strategy  & Product Management, Client Relationships, North East Asia, Standard Chartered Bank, Hong Kong

2000
Appointed Managing Director and CEO, Standard Chartered Bank, Ghana Ltd

Before 2000, Joseph held a number of roles in Standard Chartered Bank’s Corporate and Institutional Banking business in India, the UK and Ghana.

Last updated: November 2009

North East Asia, Europe & America

North East Asia, Europe & America includes ANZ's businesses in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, the United Kingdom, Germany and the United States of America.

Led by Gilles Planté

Gilles PlantéGilles Planté

CEO North East Asia, Europe and America, ANZ

Australia and New Zealand
Banking Group Limited
Floor 31, One Exchange Square
8 Connaught Place
Central, Hong Kong

Gilles Planté is CEO North East Asia, Europe and America, for ANZ.

In this role, he is responsible for driving growth and innovation in ANZ’s businesses in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Europe and America.

Gilles joined ANZ in 1997 after 10 years derivative trading experience in Paris, Tokyo, New York and Singapore, predominantly with Credit Suisse.

During his time at ANZ, Gilles has held a number of roles including most recently Global Head of Markets, Head of Markets, Europe and America (London), and Head of Currency and Commodity Derivatives. Gilles sits on the Board of E*Trade, Esanda, and ANZ Pensions (UK) Limited.

Gilles holds a Master of Science from Ecole Speciale de Mechanique et d’Electricite (ESME) in Paris and a Master of International Finance from Institut d’Administration des Entreprises Sorbonne (IAE) in Paris.

Gilles holds dual French and Australian citizenship and is based in Hong Kong.

Last updated: January 2010

Pacific

ANZ has businesses in 12 countries across the Pacific, offering a full range of retail and commercial banking services.

Led by Michael Rowland

Michael RowlandMichael Rowland

Pacific - Asia Pacific, Europe and America Division.

Australia and New Zealand 
Banking Group Limited
100 Queen Street
Melbourne VIC 3000

Michael Rowland is Chief Executive Officer, Pacific - Asia Pacific, Europe and America Division.

As CEO Pacific, Michael is responsible for the leading bank and business in the Pacific across 12 countries including American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Tonga, Timor Leste and Guam, which together employ more than 2,000 people. 

Previously, Michael held several senior executive positions at ANZ including Chief Financial Officer and General Manager Strategy, Marketing and Customer Segmentation for Institutional Division, Managing Director, Mortgages, Chief Financial Officer and Head of Integration for ANZ National Bank in New Zealand, Chief Financial Officer at ANZ's joint venture partner ING Australia and Chief Financial Officer of the (then) Personal Financial Services Division.

Michael joined ANZ in 1999 following 13 years at KPMG, the last three as a partner in the taxation practice. He has also held the position of Finance Director with AMRAD Corporation Limited.

Michael has a Bachelor of Commerce from Melbourne University, a Graduate Diploma in Taxation Law from Monash University and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. 

Key dates

November 2009
Appointed CEO Pacific

October 2008
Appointed Chief Financial Officer and General Manager Strategy, Marketing and Customer Segmentation, Institutional Division

November 2006
Appointed Managing Director, Mortgages Australia

March 2004
Appointed Chief Financial Officer, ANZ National Bank

May 2002
Appointed Chief Financial Officer, ING Australia Limited

July 1999
Joined ANZ as Chief Financial Officer, Personal Financial Services

1995 - 1999
Finance Director, AMRAD Corporation Limited

1993 - 1995
Partner, Taxation KPMG

1982 - 1993
Various finance roles with KPMG

Last updated:  November 2009

Other members of the Asia Pacific, Europe & America senior team include:

Nancy Wong - General Manager, Strategy & Marketing

Nancy WongNancy Wong

General Manager, Strategy & Marketing, Asia Pacific, Europe and America.

Nancy Wong is General Manager, Strategy & Marketing, Asia Pacific, Europe and America.

In this role Nancy is responsible for developing ANZ’s business strategy, both organic and acquisitions, and building ANZ’s brand across 14 Asian markets and 12 countries in the Pacific as well as Europe, America and the Middle East.

Nancy joined ANZ in 2009 from Standard Chartered Bank where she held various senior roles in Hong Kong, Los Angeles and Taipei.  Immediately prior to joining ANZ, Nancy was Chief Operating Officer for Standard Chartered Taiwan.

Nancy is a graduate of Cornell University and Harvard Law School. She is married with one child.

Key dates

March 2009
General Manager, Strategy and Marketing, Asia Pacific, Europe and America

2003-2009
Standard Chartered Bank, Head of Group Corporate Development Asia, Managing Director - Private Equity, Chief Operating Officer - Standard Chartered Taiwan

1999-2003
Goldman Sachs, Investment Banking (Hong Kong), Executive Director

1997-1999
Sullivan & Cromwell (Los Angeles), Attorney

Last updated: November 2009

Kimberley Reid - General Manager Human Resources

Kimberley ReidKimberley Reid

General Manager Human Resources Asia Pacific, Pacific, Europe and America

Australia and New Zealand
Banking Group Limited
100 Queen Street
Melbourne

Kimberley Reid is the General Manager for Human Resources, Asia Pacific, Europe and America.

During the past 7 years with ANZ, Kimberley has held a number of senior Human Resources roles. Prior to joining the Asia Pacific division in 2007, she was Head of HR for Operations Technology and Shared Services. Prior to this, she was the Practice Leader for Workplace Relationships where she led a team of lawyers and IR specialists to develop and deliver industrial relations strategy.

Immediately prior to joining ANZ, Kimberley was a Senior Consultant at Hinton and Associates, a specialist communications consultancy engaged on large, controversial or contested share market transactions.

Kimberley, who is Australian by birth, completed her secondary and tertiary education in Australia, graduating with honours in Law. 

Key dates

November 2007
Joined Asia Pacific as General Manager, Human Resources

2004 - 2007
Head of People Capital, OTSS

2002 - 2004
Practice Leader Workplace Relationships, ANZ

2000 - 2002
Senior Consultant , Hinton & Associates

Last updated: September 2008

Wayne Stevenson - Chief Financial Officer

Wayne StevensonWayne Stevenson

Chief Financial Officer, Asia Pacific, Europe and America

Australia and New Zealand
Banking Group Limited
100 Queen Street
Melbourne

As Chief Financial Officer for the Asia Pacific, Europe and America, Wayne Stevenson is responsible for the financial management and performance of the Group's banking businesses and partnership investments within the Asia Pacific, Europe and America region.

Wayne joined ANZ following the acquisition of PostBank in 1988. He worked with ANZ in New Zealand as Chief Auditor until 1993 following which he relocated to Australia to head up the audit division responsible for the Groups Australian Operations.

Since moving from Audit in 1995 he has held a number of senior Finance, Risk and Operations roles with ANZ - including CFO of ANZ's International Division (which at the time comprised operations in 43 countries), ANZ's Personal Banking and Wealth Management Businesses in Australia, and CFO ANZ Investment Bank.

Wayne holds a Bachelor of Commerce and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants New Zealand.

Key dates

2008 - 2009
Chief Financial Officer Asia Pacific, Europe and America

2007 - 2008
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, Asia Pacific

2005 - 2007
Chief Financial Officer, Senior Managing Director's Office

2004 - 2005
Chief Financial Officer, Asia Pacific

2001 - 2004
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, Personal Banking and Wealth Management

1999 - 2001
Chief Financial Officer, International and Subsidiaries

1998 - 1999
Chief Financial Officer, ANZ Investment Bank

1996 - 1997
Chief Financial Officer, International Division

1995 - 1996
AGM International Banking Division

1993 - 1995
Chief Auditor, Australia Operations

1990 - 1993
Chief Auditor, ANZ New Zealand

Last updated: November 2009

Nigel Denby - Chief Risk Officer

Nigel DenbyNigel Denby

Chief Risk Officer, Asia Pacific, Europe and America

Australia and New Zealand
Banking Group Limited
31st Floor, One Exchange Square,
8 Connaught Place, Central,
Hong Kong

Nigel Denby is Chief Risk Officer for ANZ’s Asia Pacific, Europe and America Division.

In this role Nigel is responsible for ensuring the effective implementation of ANZ’s risk management framework while managing the local regulatory requirements and risks unique to the geography.

Nigel joined ANZ from Nomura Asia where he was Regional Head for Risk Management and Credit. Nigel had overall responsibility for market, credit and operational risk management for Asia.

With 25 years of experience in banking across Asia, the Middle East and South America, Nigel also spent most of his career at HSBC where he held a series of senior positions both in Risk Management and in the Corporate, Investment Banking and Markets Division.

He graduated with honours in Economics in 1983 from Exeter University in England. 

Key dates

November 2008
Appointed as Chief Risk Officer for Asia Pacific, Europe and America

April 2008
Regional Head of Risk Management and Credit, Asia ex-Japan for Nomura Asia (based in Hong Kong)

May 2004
Head of Traded Credit and Market Risk, Corporate, Investment Banking and Markets for HSBC in Asia

1983
International Manager for HSBC

Last updated: November 2009

Andrew Pitcher - General Manager Technology (Acting)

Andrew PitcherAndrew Pitcher

General Manager Technology and Banking Platform Transformation; General Manager Operations (Acting) Asia Pacific, Europe & America

Australia and New Zealand 
Banking Group Limited, 1 Raffles Place
#39-00 OUB Centre, Singapore

Andrew Pitcher is General Manager Technology (Acting), Asia Pacific, Europe and America.

In this role, Andrew is responsible for providing technology solutions that allow simple, secure and convenient access to banking products for customers in the region.

He also works closely with the APE&A business to understand the technology needs so that the right solutions for staff can be developed, maintained and supported.

Andrew, who joins us on secondment from consulting firm Accenture, has extensive business and technology transformation experience.

He was seconded to ANZ in March last year as General Manager Technology Global Strategy and Architecture within ANZ’s Technology Leadership Team.

Prior to this, Andrew had spent 13 years with Accenture, working in banking, insurance and capital markets for companies such as HBOS, LloydsTSB, Barclays, NatWest and NAB.

For the five years before joining Accenture, Andrew worked for NAB in Brisbane and Melbourne.

Andrew is currently based in Singapore.

He has a Bachelor of International Business from Griffith University.

Key dates

2010 - Present
General Manager Technology (Acting), Asia Pacific, Europe & America
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited

2009 - 2010
General Manager Technology Global Architecture, Operations, Technology and Shared Services
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited

2006 - 2009
Senior Executive
Accenture Australia

1998 - 2006
Executive
Accenture – United Kingdom / Europe

1996 - 1998
Executive
Accenture - Australia

1992 - 1996
Retail Banker
NAB

Last updated: March 2010

J.B (Jos) Dijsselhof - General Manager Operations

J.B (Jos) DijsselhofJ.B (Jos) Dijsselhof

General Manager, Operations, Asia Pacific, Europe and America

J.B. (Jos) Dijsselhof is General Manager Operations, Asia Pacific, Europe and America.

 

In this role, Jos is responsible for optimising the customer experience of service delivery for our clients and support our growing businesses in the region including Institutional, Retail Banking and Wealth Products, and Private Bank.

Jos is currently based in Hong Kong, and will relocate to Singapore in June 2010.

He has more than 16 years experience in operations at ABN AMRO and RBS, particularly in the area of financial markets operations in The Netherlands and since 2006  in Asia responsible for the full scope of banking operations as regional manager.  

Prior to joining ABN AMRO in 1993, Jos was a Senior Officer in the Dutch Army.

Jos completed his tertiary education in Computer Science and Business Administration in The Netherlands. He is married with two young sons, and has a keen interest in sports, reading and listening to music.

Key dates

February 2010 - Present
Appointed General Manager, Operations, Asia Pacific, Europe and America

2008 - 2009
Head of Group Operations, Asia, RBS

2006 - 2008
Head of Operations, Asia, ABN AMRO

2004 - 2005
Global Head, FM Operations, ABN AMRO

2002 - 2004
Location Manager, FM Operations and Head of Europe Treasury, ABN AMRO

2001 - 2002
Deputy Location Manager, GFM Operations, ABN AMRO

1999 - 2001
European Head of Cash and Inventory Management, ABN AMRO

Last updated: February 2010