Antonia Watson has been acting ANZ New Zealand chief executive for the last six months. Photo: SuppliedANZ New Zealand has named Antonia Watson as its new chief executive after a six month hunt for a replacement for disgraced former chief executive David Hisco. He had been New Zealand chief executive for nine years and had worked his way up the ranks at the bank from the shop floor. As head of retail and business banking, Watson has been holding the fort as acting chief executive and had been open about wanting the top job. Watson joined ANZ New Zealand in 2009 as its financial controller before moving up to chief financial officer in December 2012.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 17, 2019 21:56 UTC