ANZ CEO to retire
ANZ NZ CEO Antonia Watson to retire; Ben Kelleher to take over.
ANZ Bank New Zealand (ANZ NZ) Chief Executive Officer and ANZ Bank Group Executive Antonia Watson will be retiring at the end of FY26.
Ms Watson, who has been at ANZ NZ since 2009 and been its CEO and a Group Executive since 2019, will finish on 30 September.
She will be replaced as ANZ NZ CEO and Group Executive by ANZ NZ leadership team member Ben Kelleher.
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