Stuart Grimshaw - Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer

Stuart Grimshaw joined BOQ as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director in November 2011. Prior to joining BOQ Stuart was a Non-Executive Director of Suncorp Group Ltd and Chief Executive Officer of Caledonia Investments Pty Ltd; an investment house which manages approximately $2 billion of funds under management. Before joining Caledonia, Stuart spent seven years leading a variety of functions at Commonwealth Bank of Australia, including Chief Financial Officer and Group Executive, Wealth Management; and a decade at National Australia Bank Limited in a variety of roles, culminating in the position of Chief Executive Officer – Great Britain.

Ram Kangatharan - Chief Operating Officer 

Ram Kangatharan joined the Bank as Chief Financial Officer in October 2007 and became Chief Operating Officer (COO) in March 2010. He was also Acting CEO between 1 September 2011 and 1 November 2011. In his role of COO, Ram is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the Bank and has accountability for the retail branch network, Business Banking, IT and Operations, Direct Banking, Product, Marketing, Human Resources, Legal, BOQ Insurance and BOQ National Finance divisions of the Bank. Ram is a senior executive with global corporate experience in a range of industries including banking, consumer goods, IT, telecommunications and investments. He was most recently Vice President Global Strategy and Redesign with EDS (Electronic Data Systems), a Fortune 100 company in the USA.    

Ewan Cameron - Chief Financial Officer

   

Ewan Cameron was appointed as the Bank’s Chief Financial Officer in May 2010. Ewan works with BOQ management and Board to ensure the Bank remains an efficient organisation that delivers on our promises to the market, while also fulfilling the Bank’s strategic growth ambitions. Ewan has over 16 years experience in financials services, having held numerous audit and financial management roles with General Electric and GE Capital, including CFO for GE Commercial Finance Australia and CFO for GE Money UK. He has also held several management roles in the Middle East, including COO at a leading Islamic home finance company. Ewan holds a Masters Degree in Accounting from the University of Aberdeen and is an Associate member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. 
   

Darryl Newton - Chief Risk Officer

Darryl Newton was appointed Chief Risk Officer in June 2010. Darryl has extensive experience in managing risk for financial services companies, having spent the six years prior to joining BOQ in a variety of senior risk management roles at Westpac Bank. Previously, Darryl was a partner at Ernst & Young where he consulted on risk management issues; he has extensive experience with banking clients including Commonwealth Bank of Australia, AMP Bank, Bank of America and ING Bank.

Renato Mazza - Group Executive, Insurance and CEO St Andrew's

Renato Mazza has 22 years’ experience in the Consumer Credit Insurance (CCI) sector having held senior management positions in Consolidated Insurance Group in London in the early 90s, the UK’s then number one niche insurer in this sector. He was part of a team of six who then formed St Andrew’s Group in the UK in the mid 1990s which then grew to become one of the UK’s major underwriters of CCI under Bank of Scotland and HBOS ownership. Renato moved to Perth in 2005 to help with the development of St Andrew’s Australian business, overseeing its integration into CommInsure, CBA’s insurance business, following their acquisition of St Andrew’s and Bankwest in late 2008, and later integration with BOQ.

Chris Nilon - Group Executive, IT and Operations

Chris Nilon has been part of the BOQ team for a total of 16 years, including his time with UFJ Finance prior to its acquisition by BOQ in 2003. Chris has held a number of positions in the Bank including running the BOQ Acquisition team before being promoted to General Manager, Technology in 2009 and then to Group Executive IT and Operations in February 2011. In this role, he oversees the strategic focus of the Bank’s IT platform and its service delivery, along with the Bank’s important outsourcing relationships with HP and Fiserv. Chris has over 20 years’ experience managing technology, operations and service delivery management, along with process innovation and redesign experience in the financial services and government sectors.

Keith Rodwell - Group Executive, BOQ National Finance

Keith Rodwell holds the position of Group Executive, BOQ National Finance and has responsibility for vendor finance, equipment finance and debtor finance. Keith has 20 years of lending experience in Australia and Asia for both small and large ticket equipment leasing, property and franchise finance. Prior to joining BOQ he was Managing Director CIT Vendor Finance, Asia Pacific, with responsibility for Australia, New Zealand, China and the rest of Asia. Prior to this, Keith held senior roles with GE Capital and a US based alternative investment fund as well as experience in the telecommunications, oil and insurance industries. Keith has a Master of Commerce from the University of New South Wales and was a past Chairman of the Australian Equipment Lessors Association.

David Tonuri - Group Executive, Strategy and Customers

David Tonuri joined the Bank in January 2011 as Group Executive, Strategy and Customers. He is a senior banking executive with 20 years of experience at leading domestic and international banking organisations including ANZ Banking Group, National Australia Bank, Lloyds International and UBS, both in Australia and overseas. David is responsible for working with BOQ management and Board to formulate, develop and implement the strategy for the Bank, encompassing mergers and acquisitions and other corporate development projects. He also has responsibility for the Customer Processes business unit which brings together our Product, Brand & Marketing Services, Direct Banking, Enterprise Change Management, BSG & Customer Relations, and Business Process Services teams. David holds a Bachelor of Economics (First Class Honours) and a Bachelor of Science (First Class Honours), both from the Australian National University.