ANZ has announced three senior appointments to its Group Executive Committee, strengthening leadership across retail, risk management, and technology.
ANZ Names 3 New Executives
Pedro Rodeia joins as Group Executive, Australia Retail; Christine Palmer becomes Group Chief Risk Officer; and Donald Patra assumes the role of Group Chief Information Officer. All three will report to Chief Executive Officer Nuno Matos.
“I am very pleased to appoint three world-class executives to these critical roles,” Matos said.
“The deep experience they each bring will ensure ANZ will deliver better outcomes for our customers, further strengthen our risk management capabilities and continue to build best-in-class technology.”
Rodeia, a former Senior Partner at McKinsey & Co., has more than 30 years’ global experience in retail banking and has advised Australian banks for over a decade. He will start on 17 November 2025.
Palmer joins from Santander UK, where she served as Chief Risk Officer since 2020, bringing extensive experience in governance and enterprise risk management. She begins on 1 December 2025.
Patra, who most recently served as CIO for HSBC UK and Europe, brings over 30 years in financial technology leadership, having driven global digital transformation and AI initiatives across multiple regions. He starts on 24 November 2025.
