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New Zealand banker

Born

Shayne Cary Elliott

1963 or 1964 (age 61–62)^[1]

New Zealand

OccupationBanker

Shayne Elliott
Elliott in 2018
Born	Shayne Cary Elliott 1963 or 1964 (age 61–62)^[1] New Zealand
Education	Waitakere College
Alma mater	University of Auckland
Occupation	Banker
Title	CEO, ANZ Bank
Spouse	Najla Elliott

Shayne Cary Elliott (born 1963) is a New Zealand banker, and a former chief executive officer (CEO) of ANZ Bank.^[2]

Prior to joining ANZ Bank, Shayne Elliott was a senior executive at EFG Hermes, and worked for Citibank.^[3]^[2] He joined ANZ Bank in June 2009 as the head of the bank's institutional division.^[3] In 2012, Elliott became CFO of ANZ.^[4] In September 2015, it was announced that Elliott would be replacing Mike Smith as ANZ's CEO starting January 1, 2016.^[2] On May 11, 2025 Elliott stepped down as CEO. ^[5]

As CEO of ANZ, Elliott was praised for his 'purpose' driven leadership, which has seen the bank support the LGBTQI community and refugees in Australia.^[6]

Personal life

Shayne Elliott is the son of a builder, and grew up in Te Atatū South, a suburb of Auckland.^[1] He was educated at Waitakere College and the University of Auckland.^[1]

Elliott is married to Najla, an Egyptian-born economist, who he met when he was running Citigroup's Egypt business in Cairo.^[7]

References

1 2 3 "Kiwi Shayne Elliott appointed to run ANZ". Stuff. October 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
1 2 3 Janda, Michael (1 October 2015). "ANZ boss Smith to leave, to be replaced by current financial chief". ABC News. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
1 2 Commins, Patrick; Yeates, Clancy (30 September 2015). "ANZ boss Mike Smith to step down in December, CFO Shayne Elliott named as successor". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
↑ "Kiwi Shayne Elliott appointed to run ANZ". Stuff. October 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
↑ "Update on CEO transition and board renewal". www.anz.com.au. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
↑ "How ANZ's Shayne Elliott enacts corporate purpose". Duke Corporate Education. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
↑ "Outrageous Fortune: The Westie boss of ANZ Bank". The New Zealand Herald. 6 March 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2017.

Business positions

Preceded by

Mike Smith

Chief Executive Officer of ANZ Banking Group
2016 – present

Incumbent

v t e ANZ
Subsidiaries	ANZ Amerika Samoa Bank ANZ Fiji ANZ New Zealand ANZ Royal Bank Bonus Bonds
Former subsidiaries	ANZ Grindlays Bank Delfin Esanda National Bank of New Zealand PostBank Town & Country Bank UDC Finance
Notable people	Shayne Elliott David Gonski Charles Goode John McFarlane
See also	ANZ Bank Football Club

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