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Group Chief Operating Officer

The Commonwealth Bank is Australia's leading provider of integrated financial services, including retail, premium, business and institutional banking, funds management, superannuation, insurance, investment and share-broking. The bank's vision is to excel at securing and enhancing the financial wellbeing of people, businesses and communities; and since its beginnings in 1912, it has supported individuals, schools, communities and organisations through the Staff Community Fund, sponsorship programs, volunteering and community grants. The bank has over 800,000 shareholders and 52,000 employees, with established businesses in New Zealand, US, Europe and throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

I am a senior business leader with extensive international experience. My experience is around developing and implementing business and technology strategies that help deliver high performance. I am very technology literate and able to identify opportunities to deliver a step change using emerging innovations. I have a track record of forward thinking leadership that energises people and delivers results. Worked in Financial Services, Consumer Goods and Oil & Gas. My global experience includes capability building, crisis management, continuous improvement, operations, strategy implementation and project delivery. Specialties: Business Strategy, Technology Strategy & Architecture, Innovation, Business Transformation, SAP, BPO, Operations