Andrew Thorburn, a 40under40 winner in 2002, was named as the new CEO of National Australia Bank in April 2014, having served six years as managing director and CEO of BNZ in October 2008.
Prior to joining BNZ, Andrew was head of retail banking at NAB from 2005. Beginning his career as an economist at Marac Holdings in Auckland, Andrew has held senior management positions at ASB, St George Bank and Commonwealth Bank, where he was WA state manager when he won his 40under40 award.
He has also been chairing NAB subsidiary Great Western Bank, located in South Dakota, USA.
Andrew holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Economics) from University of Auckland, a Diploma in Marketing from Chartered Institute of Marketing UK, and an MBA from the University of Durham UK. He has also completed The Executive Programme (TEP) at Darden Business School, University of Virginia.
