Shayne Elliott was appointed chief executive of ANZ on 1 January 2016. Prior to this, he was its chief financial officer, responsible for all aspects of finance as well as group strategy, legal, treasury, investor relations, mergers and acquisitions. He was also the chief executive of institutional, overseeing all businesses that deal with ANZ's large business, corporate and institutional customers. Prior to joining ANZ in June 2009, Mr Elliott was head of business development at EFG Hermes, the largest investment bank in the Middle East. And before that, he was chief operating officer responsible for developing corporate strategy, balanced scorecard and goals program, and implementing governance and business management processes. Mr Elliott worked at Citigroup and held various senior positions across geographies and business sectors over the course of 20 years, including as chief executive of global transaction services Asia Pacific, chief executive of corporate bank Australia/NZ & country corporate officer, chief executive Egypt, vice president of strategic planning New York, head of investor derivative sales London, and head of NZ derivatives sales and trading. Mr Elliott holds a Bachelor of Commerce, Management Studies and Finance from the University of Auckland, New Zealand.
