Melbourne based ANZ Bank has appointed a new Chief Financial Officer who will report directly to CEO Shayne Elliott. Previously she worked for UBS and Greenhill & Co.
Michelle Jablko joins ANZ from independent investment bank Greenhill & Co where she has been Managing Director and Co-Head for Australia since 2014. Formerly she was at UBS Australia from 2000, according to a press release sent on Monday.
At both Greenhill and UBS, Jablko has been a strategic advisor to large Australian companies on strategy, M&A and capital markets across a range of sectors including financial services.
Member of the Group Executive Committee
«With Michelle Jablko's appointment and Maile Carnegie joining as Group Executive Digital Banking in July, it’s great to have now filled all the positions on the Group Executive Committee,» said ANZ CEO Shayne Elliott. Jablko will be based in Melbourne and will commence with ANZ on 18 July 2016. In her new function she will have responsibility for all aspects of Finance as well as Treasury, Mergers and Acquisitions and Investor Relations. She will also be a member of the Group Executive Committee.
Graham Hodges, currently acting Chief Financial Officer, will focus on his position as Deputy Chief Executive Officer after Jablko joins ANZ, where his role includes responsibility for ANZ’s minority investments in Indonesia, Malaysia, China and The Philippines.
Diverse Mix of Experience
Jablko commenced her career as a lawyer at Arthur Robinson & Hedderwicks where she was focused on M&A, banking and finance law. She holds a Bachelor of Law with Honours in Law and Economics from Monash University.
«Michelle Jablko completes an outstanding team drawn from a diverse mix of experience and new talent from inside and outside ANZ which sets us up to deliver stronger outcomes for our customers, our people and our shareholders,» Shayne Elliott said.