The Chair of National Australia Bank Limited, Philip Chronican, today announced the appointment of Warwick Hunt as an independent non-executive director, effective Monday 2 December 2024.

Mr Hunt, who is the Chair of NAB subsidiary Bank of New Zealand (BNZ), will stand as a Board-endorsed candidate at the NAB Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Melbourne on Wednesday 18 December 2024.

Mr Hunt will replace former BNZ Chair, Doug McKay, who is standing down as a Director at the AGM, along with Anne Loveridge. Mr McKay retired from the BNZ Board earlier in the year and Ms Loveridge has completed three terms of three years on the Board.

Mr Chronican said Mr Hunt’s nomination reflected NAB’s long-held practice of including New Zealand representation on the Board given the importance of the New Zealand economy and BNZ’s contribution to the NAB Group.

“Warwick brings extensive experience in the leadership and governance of large professional service organisations in various international locations,” he said.

“He will complement the Board composition as a chartered accountant and has practiced across industries as diverse as banking, aviation, oil and gas, sovereign wealth and agriculture.”

Mr Hunt served as Managing Partner of PwC United Kingdom and Europe, Middle East and Africa until 2022. Prior to that, he led PwC New Zealand and PwC Middle East. He was appointed to the BNZ Board in November 2022 and became Chair on 1 June 2024. He is a director of Genesis Energy Limited in New Zealand (listed on NZX and ASX) and a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit.

The full ASX statement can be found here.