Kathryn van der Merwe to join ANZ as GE Talent & Culture

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News Release
For release: 27 February 2017

Kathryn van der Merwe to join ANZ as
Group Executive Talent and Culture

ANZ today announced the appointment of Kathryn van der Merwe as Group Executive Talent
and Culture reporting to Chief Executive Officer Shayne Elliott.

Kathryn will join ANZ from Bain & Company where she has held senior leadership roles
focussed on business transformation. This includes a focus on strengthening organisational
culture and capability, and the development and delivery of change strategies to improve
performance and facilitate sustainable growth.
Most recently she was Expert Vice President for Bain’s Results Delivery Practice in the Asia
Pacific region having worked for the firm for 14 years. While at Bain, Kathryn made a
significant contribution through developing and leading training, staff engagement,
leadership programs and recruitment, and received global recognition for her contribution to
training, coaching, mentoring and leadership. Kathryn holds a PhD in Psychology from the
University of New South Wales.
In her role as Group Executive Talent and Culture, Kathryn will be responsible for leading
the human resources function at ANZ and will be a member of the Group Executive
Committee.

ANZ Chief Executive Officer Shayne Elliott said: “Kathryn is a business and people leader
who is uniquely suited to ANZ’s 21
st
Century challenges. Lower growth, technological
change, heightened customer and community expectations, and increasing competition are
necessitating rapid organisational change.

“Culture, talent and the engagement of our people are the keys to unlocking ANZ’s ability to
rapidly adapt and to deliver a winning position in the eyes of our customers, shareholders
and the community. Kathryn’s leadership skills and her experience in driving organisational
change make her uniquely suited to creating further momentum around the transformation
we need at ANZ,” he said.

Kathryn will join ANZ on 1 May 2017 and will be based in Melbourne.


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