Change of Directors on ANZ New Zealand Board

ANZ Bank New Zealand Limited (ANZ NZ) announced today that ANZ Group Holdings Limited (ANZ Group) CEO Shayne Elliott has retired from its Board.

Mr Elliott has been a non-executive director of ANZ NZ since 2009. In December it was announced he would be finishing his role as CEO of ANZ Group in July 2025.

ANZ NZ also announced today that Carolyn Steele would be joining its Board as an independent director.

Ms Steele, whose appointment is subject to non-objection from the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, has significant financial services experience and is currently on the boards of Property for Industry, Vulcan Steel, Oriens Capital GP 2, Green Cross Health and WEL Networks. She has previously chaired the Halberg Foundation and worked for the Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation, Forsyth Barr and Credit Suisse/First NZ Capital.

The other members of the ANZ NZ board are Scott St John (Chair), Dame Joan Withers, Alison Gerry, Mark Tume, Nagaja Sanatkumar, ANZ Group Executive Technology Gerard Florian and ANZ NZ CEO and Group Executive Antonia Watson.