ME Bank appoints GM for data

Industry super-fund-owned bank ME has appointed a general manager for data, filling the fifth and last of the new IT roles created as part of a technology-focused restructuring.

Former ANZ head of enterprise information architecture Annie South has taken on the new role, where she will be responsible for extending the strategic value of the bank's data.

ME commenced the organisational reshuffle on completion of its $90 million technology transformation program, which is centred around taking advantage of new innovations in data analytics.

The bank's CIO, Mark Gay, said the position of GM for data will therefore be important to helping the bank fulfil its data aspirations.

“Data is a strategic asset and needs to be given prominence and consideration in its own right rather than being subsumed within other technology functions," he said.

“Data analysis has always been in use at ME for the purpose of managing risk, productivity and marketing, but new data sets are emerging and new ways of using existing data sets that can provide valuable advantages to businesses, particularly around customer relationships and behaviour."

South has 15 years' experience in information management at companies including NAB, ANZ and Telstra. She has also worked with Monash University on a number of academic papers related to data analytics.

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