SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Westpac Group introduced the appointment of Yianna Papanikolaou to the newly created place of Chief Transformation Officer.
Ms Papanikolaou will sit on the Group’s Executive Team and report back to CEO, Peter King.
She will have responsibility for main change and funding programs and accountability for the CORE (Customer Outcomes and Risk Excellence) Program.
“Continuing to transform tradition and risk administration stays a main focus for the Group in our efforts to construct a simpler, stronger financial institution and the CORE program is an integral a half of this plan,” said CEO Peter King.
“Yianna brings a wealth of global expertise in large scale transformations throughout main organisations.”
Ms Papanikolaou recently joined Westpac as General Manager, Group Transformation Office.
Before Westpac, Ms. Papanikolaou was at Deutsche Bank within the UK, the place she held a number of management positions, most recently as Managing Director, Chief Transformation Office. Prior to this, she was at Royal Bank of Scotland, as Head of Strategy and Transformation for the Corporate bank. Earlier in her profession she was a half of Accenture’s Financial Services consulting practice. Ms Papanikolaou has labored in Europe, the US and Asia.
Ms Papanikolaou will commence within the role in late April topic to regulatory approvals.
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