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Jeff Smith to join the ANZ Board

Director Appointment23 May 2022ANZFinancials

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News Release

For Release: 23 May 2022



Jeff Smith to join the ANZ Board


The Chairman of Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ) Paul O’Sullivan

today announced Jeff Smith will join the ANZ Board on 1 August 2022 as a Non-Executive

Director, subject to meeting regulatory requirements.


Mr Smith is an experienced global business and technology executive having been the Chief

Information Officer at several organisations, including IBM, Suncorp, and Telstra.


Since 2017, Mr Smith has served as Chief Operating Officer of World Fuel Services

Corporation based in Florida and he will be stepping down from that role at the end of 2022.

He is a non-executive Director of Sonrai Security Inc. and is an advisor to the Boards of

Zoom Video Communications, Inc. and Box, Inc. He was previously a member of ANZ’s

International Technology and Digital Business Advisory Panel until 2019.


Commenting on the appointment Mr O’Sullivan said: “Je ff ’s vast experience with technology

and executive management will complement the Board and I am confident he will provide

valuable service to both the organisation and to ANZ’s shareholders as we continue through

a period of significant transformation.”


Following his appointment, Mr Smith will stand for election as a Director at ANZ’s Annual

General Meeting on 15 December 2022. He will split his time between Australia and the US.



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