Australia's ANZ Bank has made room for a new role within its executive ranks for data operations, hiring from retailer Woolworths to fill the position.
To reinforce its digital transformation strategy the Melbourne based bank announced it has appointed Emma Gray as Chief Data Officer reporting to Group Executive Digital Banking, Maile Carnegie.
As Chief Data Officer, Gray (pictured left) will have responsibility for the bank’s data strategy, including how data is defined, gathered, managed and protected. Gray was previously Chief Loyalty and Data Officer at Woolworths reporting to the CEO. Prior to Woolworths she was a partner at Bain & Company, having worked across the United States, Europe and Australia for 15 years.
Gray will lead the creation of a business intelligence capability for the bank in collaboration with other teams across ANZ.
In the new role she will be based in Sydney. «As our Chief Data Officer, Emma will play a crucial role in ANZ’s digital transformation, how we strategically manage and use our data is fundamental to how we can deliver the best experiences for our customers and build a world class digital bank,» said Carnegie (pictured)
