NAB Bets New Business Chief Will Fend Off Competition
National Australia Bank Ltd. is confident that a leadership change in its prized business banking division will fend off increasing competition from local rivals, its chief executive said.
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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