ANZ Bank has announced three high-level appointments to the Group Executive Committee, strengthening leadership across retail, risk management and technology.
Pedro Rodia joins as Group CEO of Australia Retail; Christine Palmer becomes group chief risk officer; Donald Batra is the Group’s Chief Information Officer. All three will report to CEO Nuno Matos.
“I am very pleased to appoint three global CEOs to these critical roles,” said Matos.
“The deep experience each of them brings will ensure that ANZ will deliver better outcomes for our clients, enhance our risk management capabilities and continue to build best-in-class technology.”
A former senior partner at McKinsey & Co, Rhodia has more than 30 years’ global experience in retail banking and has advised Australian banks for more than a decade. It will start on November 17, 2025.
Palmer joins from Santander Bank in the UK, where she has served as Chief Risk Officer since 2020, and brings extensive experience in governance and enterprise risk management. Starting on December 1, 2025.
Batra, who most recently served as CTO at HSBC UK and Europe, has more than 30 years in fintech leadership, leading global digital transformation and AI initiatives across multiple regions. Starting November 24, 2025.