Group Executive Committee
Cameron Clyne became Group Chief Executive Officer of National Australia Bank and a Director of the National Australia Bank Board in January 2009. Cameron was previously Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of BNZ from January 2007, with responsibility for its strategic positioning and performance, and over 5000 employees. During this time he also served as Chairman of the Bank of New Zealand Save the Kiwi Trust and the New Zealand Bankers Association. Cameron joined the Group in 2004 as a member of the Group Executive Committee, working on a range of strategic issues as Executive General Manager, Group Development, and Executive General Manager, Customer Solutions. Prior to joining NAB, Cameron’s extensive experience in the financial services industry included more than 12 years with PricewaterhouseCoopers, culminating in leading the Financial Services Industry practice in Asia Pacific, prior to the acquisition by IBM Consulting. During his consulting career he worked with many of the world’s leading banks in Australia, New Zealand, Europe and Asia. In 2008 Cameron was one of 245 individuals selected as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. The Forum of Young Global Leaders is a unique community of up to 300 people worldwide, who dedicate part of their time to jointly address global challenges including health, education, the environment, global governance and security, and development and poverty. |
Lisa Gray is Group Executive Personal Banking for National Australia Bank. Lisa was appointed to this position in March 2009 from her previous role as Executive General Manager, Retail Bank Australia in October 2008, having previously worked as Chief Operating Officer - Retail Banking, Regional General Manager, Retail Financial Services and General Manager, Deposits & Retail Transactions. Prior to joining NAB in December 2004, Lisa was CEO of MLC Wealth Protection, CEO & Managing Director of Plum Financial Services and General Manager, Marketing and Subsidiaries at AXA Australia/NZ. Lisa is the 1999 winner of the Telstra Businesswoman’s award for medium-sized enterprises and in 1991-92 was awarded the prestigious Rupert Murdoch Scholarship for leadership and management. Lisa currently holds board directorships with St. Vincent’s and Mercy Private Hospital and the Australian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship (AGSE) at Swinburne University. |
Michaela joined National Australia Bank in 2006 and was appointed Group Executive Group Governance in March 2009. In addition to this role Michaela is also Group Company Secretary for the organisation. Prior to joining the NAB Michaela worked at North Limited and then Orica, the world’s largest manufacturer of commercial explosives and Australia’s largest chemical company. During her time at Orica she was company secretary, corporate affairs manager and established a new retail services business for the Orica Consumer Products businesses of Dulux, Yates and Selleys. Michaela spent her early professional years as a corporate lawyer and working as legal counsel and a company secretary. Michaela is a founding director of ShareGift Australia. |
Joseph Healy was appointed Group Executive Business Banking in March 2009, from his previous position as Executive General Manager of National Australia Bank’s business and private banking. Joseph is responsible for the bank’s relationships with SME, Corporate and Institutional clients in Australia, as well as Leveraged and Acquisition Finance, Integrated Capital Solutions, Financing Products and Working Capital Services. Prior to joining NAB in early 2007, Joseph was Managing Director, Global Client Relationship Banking at ANZ Bank. Joseph worked in London for Lloyds Bank, CIBC World Markets and Citicorp. A career banker, his experience covers debt and equity capital markets, corporate and structured finance, private equity, risk management and relationship management. A graduate of the University of London - London Business School, he holds a MSc and MBA and is the author of a corporate finance textbook. |
Mark was appointed Finance Director in March 2009 from his previous position as Group Chief Financial Officer, a role he took up in late 2007. Mark previously held the position of Group Executive General Manager Development and New Business, having originally joined National Australia Bank in 2006 as a member of the Australian Executive Committee. Prior to joining NAB, Mark was Chief Financial Officer and Head of Strategy and Mergers & Acquisitions for Citigroup's Global Wealth Management business, based in New York. Before entering banking, he was with strategy consulting firm, Boston Consulting Group for 16 years, working out of various Australian and US offices. Mark is originally from the UK where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant, and has an MBA with distinction from the University of Melbourne. |
Bruce Munro is NAB’s Group Chief Risk Officer and was appointed to the role in January 2009. His previous role was Chief Executive Officer, NAB Asia, where he was responsible for operations including Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Japan and India. Previously Bruce was Regional General Manager Specialised Businesses, responsible for the business segments of Healthcare, Government Business, Education, Agribusiness, Food, Fibre & Beverage as well as Succession and Specialised Services. In November 2005, he was the Chief Operating Officer for NAB’s Business Bank and managed a diverse portfolio of business units. Bruce joined NAB in December 2004 after a lengthy career with the Commonwealth Bank (CBA), including an extensive involvement in the payments industry. |
Lynne Peacock was appointed CEO United Kingdom in March 2009, from her previous position as Chief Executive for Europe, a role she took up in October 2004. Lynne joined National Australia Group Europe as an Executive Director in September 2003, responsible for all front office activities within the Group. Lynne became a member of the Group Executive Committee in February 2004. In March 2004, Lynne was appointed Executive General Manager, People & Culture for National Australia Bank Group, based at the company’s head office in Melbourne. Prior to joining National Australia Group Europe, Lynne held various senior roles at Woolwich plc (part of the Barclays Group) and was appointed Chief Executive in 2000. Before joining the Woolwich in 1983, Lynne held a number of marketing roles with Tate and Lyle and Unilever. |
Rick Sawers was appointed Group Executive Wholesale Banking in March 2009 from his previous position as Deputy CEO of nabCapital, the global wholesale and investment banking division of National Australia Bank Limited, a role he took up in October 2007. Rick was previously Group Treasurer for NAB Group from April 2005. Rick’s financial markets specialties include capital, funding, liquidity, FX and interest rate risk management. He has 35 years of experience in commercial, wholesale and international banking, including 25 years with the NAB Group and ten years with ANZ. Rick completed an executive business course at Harvard Business School and is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) and a fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australia (FINSIA). |
Gavin Slater was appointed to the position of Group Executive Group Business Services in March 2009, from his previous role as Executive Director (Deputy CEO) for Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks in the United Kingdom. Gavin held that position from 2005, having joined National Australia Bank in 1999. Prior to his executive role in the UK, Gavin worked in Australia as Group General Manager, and was responsible for leading the Foreign Exchange remedial action program following the Group’s FX Options trading issue in 2004. Before being appointed to the FX role, Gavin was the Chief Financial Officer for the Australian banking operations from 2003 to 2004. Gavin joined National Australia Bank from PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he worked from 1995-1999. |
Andrew Thorburn was appointed Group Executive New Zealand, Asia and the United States in March 2009. Andrew is also Managing Director and CEO at BNZ, taking up this role in October 2008. He was previously Executive General Manager of Retail Banking at National Australia Bank. With over twenty years in the industry, Andrew has extensive experience both sides of the Tasman: ten years at ASB in New Zealand, followed by senior roles at CBA, St George and NAB in Australia. Andrew has previously held roles in retail, marketing and strategy. He was Director of MLC from 2005-08, the wealth management division of NAB. He graduated from Auckland University with a Bachelor of Commerce (Economics) and completed a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Durham in the UK. |
Appointed Group Executive Wealth in March 2009, Steve Tucker is the CEO of MLC, the wealth management division of National Australia Bank. Steve was appointed CEO in October 2004, and previously Steve led MLC’s Retail Investments business, a position he took up in July 2003. Prior to this, Steve led MLC’s Advice business for more than three years, where he was responsible for MLC’s partnership with financial advisers. Steve joined MLC in 1988. Steve is a Director on the IFSA Board, a Senior Associate of the ABA as well as a Director of a number of NAB Companies. Steve holds an economics degree from UWA. |
Michael Ullmer was appointed Deputy CEO in March 2009, from his previous position as Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer. Michael held this role from October 2007, having joined the National Australia Bank Group as Finance Director in August 2004. Michael is a director of National Australia Bank and Bank of New Zealand and Chairman of the Group’s US subsidiary Great Western Bank. He is also a Non Executive Director of Fosters Group Limited. He was previously with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia for seven years where he was the Group Executive responsible for Institutional and Business Banking. Before that he was Group Chief Financial Officer. After an early career with KPMG in London, the US and then Australia, Michael joined Coopers & Lybrand in 1992 as a partner and Chairman of their Asia Pacific financial services group. Michael currently sits on the Board of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Previous community roles have included member of the Sydney Symphony Board, Deputy Chairman of Kambala Girls’ School, and Treasurer of Lauriston Girls’ School. He was also Deputy Chairman of the Financial Reporting Council. Michael has a degree in Mathematics, and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and a Senior Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australia. |
