Commonwealth Bank of Australia has promoted from within for a new Hong Kong based role of Group Executive for International Financial Services.
Coen Jonker who is currently a member of the International Financial Services leadership team, with responsibility for digital transformation, will take up the role from 1 July 2017, subject to regulatory requirements.
He was previously the co-founder and CEO of the TYME technology company which Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) acquired in 2015.
Jonker succeeds Rob Jesudason, who will commence his new role as CBA's Chief Financial Officer from 1 July 2017.
Fighting Poverty
Jonker has more than 23 years’ experience in legal, financial and professional services. He began his career in law, and became the CEO for Edward Nathan, Africa’s largest law firm.
In 2000 he joined the Executive Committee of Nedcor Investment Bank in South Africa. Later, in 2005 he joined Standard Bank as Director of Inclusive Banking.
Jonker also has a role as Advisor to the Gates Foundation on Poverty Alleviation, and is a lecturer in Corporate Governance & Ethics and Emerging Markets at the Gordon Institute of Business Science.
