By Freya Purnell
The Commonwealth Bank has announced David Whiteing has been appointed group executive, enterprise services and chief information officer.
He takes over from outgoing CIO Michael Harte, who is taking on the role of chief operating and technology officer at Barclays Bank in the UK.
Whiteing joined CBA in September 2013 to lead the newly formed architecture and planning team within enterprise services. Previously, he was vice president of enterprise systems at BP in the UK, and is a former Accenture partner with extensive SAP experience.
Commonwealth Bank CEO Ian Narev said Whiteing’s appointment continues the group’s track record of promoting internal candidates to executive roles.
“David is a highly experienced business and IT executive with a track record of delivering technology and process transformation in many industries, including financial services, both in Australia and overseas,” Narev said.
Narev also reiterated that technology and productivity are long-term strategic priorities of the banking group.
“David and his technology and operations teams will build on the Group’s extensive investments in technology to ensure ongoing innovation for our customers, and continuing productivity, reliability and security.”
Whiteing will commence his new role on 14 July 2014.
