Alex Thursby

Chief Executive Officer, Asia Pacific, Europe & America
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited
ANZ Centre
833 Collins Street
Docklands VIC 3008
Australia

Alex Thursby is Chief Executive Officer, Asia Pacific, Europe and America.

Alex joined ANZ after 20 years with Standard Chartered Bank where he held various senior wholesale banking roles in Hong Kong, London, Indonesia and Singapore.

Most recently, he held the positions of Senior Managing Director and Group Head of Corporate and Institutional Client Relationships, Wholesale Banking in Singapore.

Alex, who is British by birth, completed his secondary and tertiary education in Australia. He is married with four children.

Last updated: March 2010

Key dates

October 2008 - June 2009
Acting Group Managing Director, Institutional in addition to role as Chief Executive Officer, Asia Pacific, Europe & America

October 2008
Appointed Chief Executive Officer, Asia Pacific, Europe & America

August 2007
Joined ANZ as Group Managing Director, Asia Pacific

2005 - August 2007
Senior Managing Director and Group Head of Corporate and Institutional Client Relationships, Wholesale Banking, Singapore

2003 - 2005
Head, Corporate and Institutional Client Relationships, North East Asia

2001 - 2003
Head, Corporate and Institutional Client Relationships, Greater China

1999 - 2001
CEO, United Arab Emirates and Regional Head, Corporate Banking, Middle East South Asia

1997 - 1998
Chief of Staff to Group CEO and Executive Director

1994 - 1997
Regional Head, Corporate and Institutional Banking and Strategy, Africa, London

1992 - 1994
Senior Manager Derivatives, South East Asia, Singapore

1987 - 1992
President Director (CEO), Standard Chartered Leasing, Indonesia