ANZ has announced Nigel Williams as the company's chief risk officer and new member of the ANZ Management Board, reporting directly to ANZ's CEO Mike Smith.

 

Mr Williams is a career banker with extensive experience in Australia, New Zealand and Asia.  Since 2008, he has been Managing Director, Institutional Australia having previously held the role of Managing Director, Institutional, Corporate and Commercial Banking in New Zealand.  He joined ANZ in 2004 following the acquisition of The National Bank of New Zealand where he held various Credit, Markets, Treasury and Operational roles within the Lloyds TSB Group. 

 

Commenting on Mr Williams’ appointment, Mr Smith said: “We are very pleased to have Nigel succeed Chris.  He’s a career banker with international experience and a strong track record in credit and markets risk. Nigel is ideally qualified to build on the strong risk foundation established by Chris over the past four years.

 

“I also want to acknowledge Chris’s contribution to ANZ and to the risk management profession in the region.  He has worked with me at both ANZ and HSBC and in my view he’s the outstanding risk officer in Asia Pacific."

 

Mr Williams’ appointment is subject to regulatory approvals and effective following the planned retirement of Chris Page who has been Chief Risk Officer at ANZ since 2008.