The newly appointed team will report to the America Alex, CEO Asia Pacific, Europe
ANZ has announced the leadership team for its Asia Pacific, Europe and America division following the agreement reached with the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) Group this month to acquire selected RBS businesses in Asia. The appointed team will report to the America Alex, CEO Asia Pacific, Europe, ANZ.
Reportedly, the bank has named Alistair Bulloch as deputy CEO Asia Pacific, Europe and America, who is currently ANZ’s CEO north east Asia. Based in Hong Kong, Mr. Bulloch will take a leading role in building and managing relationships with government, regulators, partners and clients. His appointment will be effective from early 2010.
Craig Sims, who is currently CEO Pacific, has been appointed as head of integration for the RBS acquisition, based in Singapore.
Gilles Plante, who is currently managing director global markets for ANZ, has been appointed as CEO north east Asia, Europe and America, based in Hong Kong. Mr. Bulloch will continue to act in the role until Mr. Plante commences in Hong Kong in early 2010. This is expected to enable the institutional business to achieve a smooth transition to a new managing director global markets.
Michael Rowland has been appointed to the role of CEO Pacific, based in Melbourne. Mr. Rowland is currently chief financial officer and general manager strategy & marketing in ANZ’s institutional division. He will commence in the Pacific role in mid-November and in the meantime Craig Sims will continue to serve as CEO Pacific in addition to his role as head of integration.
Wendy Lim has been appointed as managing director retail banking and wealth products, Asia Pacific. Ms. Lim joins ANZ from Royal Bank of Scotland where she is currently head of retail banking for greater China and south east Asia. Reportedly, Ms. Lim’s start date with ANZ will be confirmed in coming months.
Jos Dijsselhof has been appointed as general manager operations for Asia Pacific, Europe and America, based in Singapore. Mr. Dijsselhof is currently head of group operations for RBS. Ross Foden has been appointed chief operations officer for ANZ’s strategic partner in Malaysia, AmBank, commencing September 1, 2009.
Other key leadership appointments include: Sandeep Ghosh will join ANZ as managing director commercial Asia Pacific, based in Hong Kong. Mr. Ghosh is currently executive vice president and head of commercial banking Asia with RBS. He will report to Mark Whelan. He is expected to immediately add the commercial segment to his business as managing director, institutional and commercial, Asia Pacific, Europe and America. Mr. Ghosh’s start date with ANZ will be confirmed in coming months.
ANZ has created a new Indo-China sub-region in south and south east Asia to reflect and support the business, investment and people linkages between Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. Thuy Dam has been appointed as CEO Indochina in addition to her current role as CEO Vietnam. She will continue to report to the CEO south and south east Asia. RBS Taiwan country head Terry King will be appointed as CEO Taiwan for ANZ post completion of the acquisition in that market.
According to the company the acquisition includes the RBS retail, wealth and commercial businesses in Taiwan, Singapore, Indonesia and Hong Kong and the institutional businesses in Taiwan, the Philippines and Vietnam.