Board of Directors
Further information about each of the directors in office on 1 December 2008 is available in the 2008 Annual Financial Report - Report of The Directors.
Michael Chaney has been Chairman of NAB since September 2005 and a non executive Director since December 2004. His skills and experience includes: 22 years with Wesfarmers Limited, including Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer from 1992 until July 2005; three years with investment bank Australian Industry Development Corporation, 1980 to 1983; and eight years in petroleum exploration in Australia, Indonesia, USA 1972 to 1980. Directorships and other recent offices held:
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Cameron Clyne was appointed an executive Director & Managing Director and Group Chief Executive Officer on 1 January 2009. Cameron has been a member of the NAB Group Executive Committee for more than four years. More recently, as CEO of Bank of New Zealand, Cameron has delivered a strong operational performance, building on the foundations of a well run bank in a challenging market. Prior to joining NAB, Cameron Clyne was managing partner, Financial Services Industry Asia Pacific for PwC and has worked extensively in the banking and finance sectors in Asia, the United States and Europe over many years. |
Patricia Cross has been a non executive Director since December 2005. Her skills and experience includes: 25 years in international banking and finance, including management and senior executive roles in Europe, the United States and Australia with Chase Manhattan Bank, Banque Nationale de Paris and National Australia Bank. Mrs Cross is a Fellow of the Finance and Treasury Association and was a founding member of the Financial Sector Advisory Council to the Federal Treasurer serving for five years until 2003. In 2003, she received a Centenary Medal for service to Australian society through the finance industry. Directorships and other recent offices held:
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Ahmed has been an executive Director since October 2004 and Chief Executive Officer, Australia from September 2004 - December 2008.. His skills and experience includes: 21 years in economics and finance, as Chief Executive Officer, Australia and New Zealand, Citigroup in 2004, and he held senior management positions in Citigroup from 2000 to 2004 including Chief Executive Officer, Citigroup Alternative Investments and Vice Chairman of Citigroup Investment Ltd. Ahmed was previously Managing Director, iFormation Private Equity Group and a director of Boston Consulting Group. He is an honorary Business Ambassador for Melbourne’s North, and is also a Director of National Wealth Management Holdings Limited, MLC Holdings Limited and Serv Co Pty Ltd (subsidiaries of National Australia Bank Limited). Directorships and other recent offices held:
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Daniel Gilbert has been a non executive Director since September 2004. His skills and experience includes: over 30 years in commercial law, specialising in technology and corporate law. Directorships and other recent offices held:
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Paul Rizzo has been a non executive Director since September 2004. His skills and experience includes: 38 years in banking and finance; former Dean and Director of Melbourne Business School from 2000 to 2004; Group Managing Director, Finance and Administration, Telstra Corporation Limited from 1993 to 2000; senior roles at Commonwealth Bank of Australia from 1991 to 1993; Chief Executive Officer of State Bank of Victoria in 1990; and 24 years with Australia and New Zealand Banking Ltd from 1966 to 1990. Directorships and other recent offices held:
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Jillian Segal has been a non executive Director since September 2004. Her skills and experience includes: 20 years as a lawyer and regulator, most recently at the Australian Securities and Investments Commission from 1997 to 2002; and as Commissioner and then Deputy Chairman and as Chairman of the Board of the Banking & Financial Services Ombudsman from 2002 to 2004. She was an environmental and corporate partner and consultant at Allen Allen & Hemsley and worked for Davis Polk & Wardwell in New York. Directorships and other recent offices held:
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John Thorn has been a non executive Director since October 2003. His skills and experience includes: 37 years in professional services with PricewaterhouseCoopers, with over 20 years as a partner responsible for significant international and Australian clients. John was Australian National Managing Partner and a member of the Global Audit Management Group until 2003. Directorships and other recent offices held:
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Geoffrey Tomlinson has been a non executive Director since March 2000. His skills and experience includes: 29 years with the National Mutual Group, with six years as Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer until 1998. He is also the Chairman of National Wealth Management Holdings Limited, MLC Limited and MLCI Limited (subsidiaries of the Company). Directorships and other recent offices held:
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Michael Ullmer has been an executive Director since October 2004. He was Finance Director from September 2004 to December 2007 when he was appointed Deputy Group CEO. His skills and experience includes: 36 years in banking and finance, including seven years with Commonwealth Bank of Australia as Group Executive, Institutional and Business Services from 2002 to 2004 and Group Executive, Financial and Risk Management from 1997 to 2002. He was formerly a Partner of Coopers & Lybrand from 1992 to 1997, and served 20 years with KPMG including partner from 1982 to 1992. He is also a Director of Bank of New Zealand and Great Western Bank (subsidiaries of National Australia Bank Limited). Directorships and other recent offices held:
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Malcolm Williamson has been a non executive Director since May 2004. His skills and experience includes: 50 years in banking and finance in the United Kingdom and the United States. He served with Barclays PLC from 1957 to 1985, reaching the position of Regional General Manager, London. This was followed by a period as a member of the Post Office board and Managing Director of Girobank PLC. In 1989, he joined Standard Chartered PLC and became Group Chief Executive. In 1998, he moved to the United States and took up the role of President and Chief Executive Officer of Visa International, which he held until 2004. He is also Chairman of National Australia Group Europe Limited and Clydesdale Bank PLC, since June 2004 (subsidiaries of National Australia Bank Limited). Directorships and other recent offices held:
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