NAB Bets New Business Chief Will Fend Off Competition
NAB announced Monday that Andrew Auerbach will head up business and private banking, replacing Rachel Slade. 'We're continuing to invest in our leadership position because we know that it's competitive out there and that's one of the reasons that I brought Andrew Auerbach back in,' NAB Chief Executive Officer Andrew Irvine told the Australian Financial Review Banking Summit in Sydney on Tuesday.
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