BNZ finance chief Ken Christie to take up NAB role
Bank of NZ chief financial officer Ken Christie will return to Australia for NAB post.
Bank of NZ chief financial officer Ken Christie will return to Australia for NAB post.
BUSINESSDESK: Bank of New Zealand, the lender owned by National Australia Bank, says chief financial officer Ken Christie will return to Australia at the end of the year to take up a job with the parent.
Mr Christie was seconded to BNZ from NAB in 2007 for the role.
His new post at the Australian bank hasn’t yet been confirmed and a replacement CFO for BNZ has yet to be decided.
BNZ chief executive heaped praise on him, saying the bank’s strong financial position “is due in a large part to Mr Christie’s vision, guidance and leadership”.
Mr Christie joined BNZ in 2007. Before that role he was chief risk officer for nabCapital, managing a team of risk professionals in Australia, New Zealand, UK and the USA.
His career has been international, having worked in banking, finance and consulting posts at a number of global financial institutions in Europe, Asia, the US and Australia.