Shayne Elliott

Shayne Elliott
Born1963 or 1964 (age 60–61)[1]
New Zealand
EducationWaitakere College
Alma materUniversity of Auckland
OccupationBanker
TitleCEO, ANZ Bank
SpouseNajla Elliott

Shayne Elliott (born 1963) is a New Zealand banker, and the chief executive officer (CEO) of ANZ Bank.[2]

Career

Prior to joining ANZ Bank, Shayne Elliott was a senior executive at EFG Hermes, and worked for Citi bank.[3][2] He joined ANZ Bank in June 2009 as the head of the bank's institutional division.[3] In 2012, Elliott became CFO of ANZ.[4] In September 2015, it was announced that Elliott would be replacing Mike Smith as ANZ's CEO starting January 1, 2016.[2]

As CEO of ANZ, Elliott was praised for his 'purpose' driven leadership, which has seen the bank support the LGBTQI community and refugees in Australia.[5]

Personal life

Shayne Elliott is the son of a builder, and grew up in Te Atatū South, a suburb of Auckland.[1] He was educated at Waitakere College and the University of Auckland.[1]

Elliott is married to Najla, an Egyptian-born economist, who he met when he was running Citigroup's Egypt business in Cairo.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kiwi Shayne Elliott appointed to run ANZ". Stuff. October 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Janda, Michael (1 October 2015). "ANZ boss Smith to leave, to be replaced by current financial chief". ABC News. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  3. ^ a b Commins, Patrick; Yeates, Clancy (30 September 2015). "ANZ boss Mike Smith to step down in December, CFO Shayne Elliott named as successor". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Kiwi Shayne Elliott appointed to run ANZ". Stuff. October 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  5. ^ "How ANZ's Shayne Elliott enacts corporate purpose". Duke Corporate Education. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Outrageous Fortune: The Westie boss of ANZ Bank". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
Business positions
Preceded by
Mike Smith
 Chief Executive Officer of ANZ Banking Group
2016 – present 		Incumbent


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