Shayne Elliott is a global banking industry leader with more than 30 years’ experience. As CEO and Executive Director of ANZ since 2016, Shayne leads a team of 40,000 employees and is currently steering the proposed $4.9bn acquisition of Suncorp Bank.

Prior to joining ANZ in 2009 as CEO Institutional and then CFO in 2012, Shayne held senior executive positions at EFG Hermes, the largest investment bank in the Middle East, and spent more than two decades with Citibank/Citigroup in various senior positions across the UK, USA, Asia, and Australia.

Under Shayne’s leadership, ANZ has focused on driving growth, enhancing customer experience, adapting to the evolving banking landscape and the bank's global strategy in its effort to strengthen its position in key markets.

Shayne leads ANZ's commitment to sustainability, supporting the bank's investments in renewable energy projects and customers’ transition to net zero emissions by 2050.

Join Shayne as he shares valuable insights from his personal leadership journey and his successful global banking career, including leading one of Australia’s big-four banks. Shayne will outline ANZ’s strategy and the expectations around the proposed Suncorp acquisition. He will also speak to the company’s investment in its international business operations and green energy.

Leading Australian journalist, Ellen Fanning, will moderate this QUT Business Leaders Forum event and take questions from the audience.