Michael Rowland, a partner in KPMGs consulting division, has left the Big Four to join Westpac where he has been installed as chief financial officer, ending a near six-month job search.
The appointment comes six months after Australias second-largest bank revamped its top leadership after last November’s revelations of a major money-laundering scandal that sparked the departure of several former leaders. Veteran banker John McFarlane was appointed chairman early this year, while in April the former chief financial officer Peter King was shifted to the chief executive officer role.
The man filling his shoes Michael Rowland brings over two decades of experience to the role. Rowland spent the past five years at KPMG where he was a partne…
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