(15 December 2017 – Australia) The Board of Commonwealth Bank’s (CBA) New Zealand subsidiary, ASB Bank has appointed the Group’s Executive Marketing and Strategy, Vittoria Shortt, as ASB Chief Executive Officer.
Shortt succeeds retiring CEO Barbara Chapman and will commence at ASB in early February 2018.
She joined the CBA Group in 2002 and has held a number of senior roles in both CBA and Bankwest, including customer-facing, operations and strategy leadership roles. Shortt was appointed Group Executive Marketing and Strategy, reporting directly to CEO Ian Narev as a member of the Group Executive Committee.
CBA’s CEO, Ian Narev, said, “Vittoria's breadth of operating and functional experience during more than 15 years with the CBA Group shows our commitment to developing high calibre leaders. She has consistently demonstrated excellent values and delivered high quality results. The ASB Board has chosen an ideal candidate to lead a business that has thrived during Barbara Chapman's tenure as CEO.”