ASB looks for a CIO

The advertised position is a re-labelling of an existing role according to the bank, but signals ASB’s desire to attract a highly-experienced candidate to lead its team responsible for $20 billion worth of funds.

ASB executive general manager for personal banking, Adam Boyd said the appointment of a CIO will build on the bank’s market position as one of New Zealand’s largest investment management providers.

“We’ve had interest from some incredibly high calibre applicants, and we’re excited to get someone into this role as soon as we can.”

The job of hiring the new leader has been outsourced to specialists HunterCampbell, with the recruiter looking for applications from “seasoned investment professionals with public markets portfolio management experience,” someone who has conviction in their ideas with obvious leadership credentials.