Stock: ANZ Group Holdings (ANZ)

Board of Directors

Board Of Directors


Board Of Directors [Four directors with tenure < 2 yrs]
NameDesignationSince Appointment
Jeff SmithNon-Executive Director1 Yr, 11 Mos
Christine O'ReillyIndependent Non-Executive Director-
Holly KramerIndependent Non-Executive Director-
Jane HaltonNon-Executive Independent Director-

Resignations in the past 4 years

NameDesignationDate of Resignation
John PriestleyCompany Secretary13 September 2019
Bob SantamariaCompany Secretary13 September 2019

Profiles of Top Management

Shayne Elliott
CEO & Executive Director
Shayne has over 30 years' experience in banking in Australia and overseas, in all aspects of the industry. Shayne joined ANZ as CEO Institutional in June 2009, and was appointed Chief Financial Officer in 2012.
Prior to joining ANZ, Shayne held senior executive roles at EFG Hermes, the largest investment bank in the Middle East, which included Chief Operating Officer. He started his career with Citibank New Zealand and worked with Citibank/Citigroup for 20 years, holding various senior positions across the UK, USA, Egypt, Australia and Hong Kong.
Shayne is a Director of the Financial Markets Foundation for Children and a member of the Australian Banking Association, the Business Council of Australia and the Australian Customs Advisory Board.

Paul O'Sullivan
Chairman & Independent Non-Executive Director
Paul has experience in the telecommunications and oil and gas sectors, both in Australia and overseas. He has held senior executive roles with Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel) and was previously the CEO of Optus. He has also held management roles with the Colonial Group and the Royal Dutch Shell Group in Canada, the Middle East, Australia and United Kingdom.

Farhan Faruqui
CFO
Farhan was appointed Chief Financial Officer in October 2021.
Farhan is responsible for all aspects of Finance including Treasury, Investor Relations and Mergers and Acquisitions.
Prior to this role, Farhan was the Group Executive of ANZ's International business, representing Institutional customers across Asia, the Middle East, Europe and America.
Farhan joined ANZ in 2014. Previously, he was the Head of Corporate & Investment Banking for Asia Pacific, Citigroup. During his 23-year career with Citigroup, Farhan held senior management roles in franchise building, product and customer coverage across Asia Pacific, Europe and Africa, including Head of Global Loans & Leveraged Finance, Asia Pacific, and Corporate Banking Head, Central Europe.
Farhan is an experienced international banker, product specialist and an accomplished people leader across multiple geographies.
Farhan has a Bachelor of Science Degree - Industrial and Systems Engineering from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles.

Profiles of Board of Directors

Holly Kramer
Independent Non-Executive Director
Career Holly has extensive experience as a board director, having served on a wide range of major listed and unlisted boards in Australia and New Zealand and having chaired remuneration, sustainability, and audit and risk committees.
In her executive career, Holly was Chief Executive Officer of retailer Best & Less and served in a range of senior customer facing roles at Telstra, Ford and Pacific Brands.
Holly brings a strong focus on people, customers and culture, as well as extensive experience in retail and digital channels.
Relevant other directorships Chairman: Susan McKinnon Foundation Advisory Board (from 2024).
Director: Woolworths Group Limited (from 2016) and Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited (from 2020).
Member: Board Advisory Group, Bain & Company (from 2021).
Senior Advisor: Pollination (from 2023). Relevant former directorships held in the last three years, include Former Chairman: Lendi Group (2020-2021).
Former Deputy Chair: Australia Post (2015 - 2020).
Former Director: Abacus Group Holdings (2018-2022) and Endeavour Group Limited (2021-2023).
Former Pro Chancellor: Western Sydney University (2018-2024).

Christine O'Reilly
Independent Non-Executive Director
Christine is one of Australia's leading non-executive directors. Christine has held executive roles in the infrastructure and financial services industries. This includes being CEO of GasNet Australia and Co-Head of Unlisted Infrastructure Investments at Colonial First State Global Asset Management and follows an early career including investment banking and audit experience at Price Waterhouse.

Jane Halton
Non-Executive Independent Director
Jane's 33 year career in the public service includes the positions of Secretary of the Australian Department of Finance, Secretary of the Australian Department of Health, Secretary for the Department of Health and Ageing, and Executive Co-ordinator (Deputy Secretary) of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. She brings to the Board extensive experience in finance, insurance, risk management, information technology, human resources, health and ageing and public policy. She also has significant international experience.