ANZ hires Stephen White to run group operations
ANZ today announced the appointment of Stephen White as Group Executive Operations, reporting to Chief Executive Officer Nuno Matos.
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Stephen has extensive operations experience and joins from Santander UK where he has served as Chief Operating Officer since 2022. Prior to this, Stephen held senior leadership roles at Yorkshire Building Society, AIB Group and National Australia Bank in both the UK and Australia.
In this new role, Stephen will be a member of the Group's Executive Committee and accountable for ANZ's group-wide operations function. This includes banking services and its group capability centres as well as ANZ's property and procurement teams.
Commenting on the appointment Mr Matos said: 'I'm very pleased to appoint a world-class executive of Stephen's calibre to this critical role that will help drive consistency and predictability across ANZ. This is particularly important as we strengthen our non-financial risk capability.
'Stephen has a proven track record in transforming the operations of large complex businesses and I know he will make a valuable contribution for our customers, shareholders and employees as we unlock the next phase of our growth,' Mr Matos said.
Mr White will join ANZ in November 2025, based in Melbourne.
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