Westpac Group has appointed Dave Curran as its new CIO. In an announcement to the ASX this morning, Westpac said Curran had been working at the bank since February as a consultant on its core banking technology modernisation program. He will report to chief operating officer John Arthur and sit on the Westpac Group executive team. Arthur said in a statement that the bank had been worked hard to develop the next phase of its technology strategy, which is fundamental to the business achieving its broader goals. “This is why we are now elevating the CIO role to the executive team level,” he said. “Dave has been working with us since February to define this path, and is ideally placed to lead the next phase of technology transformation at Westpac.” Prior to joining Westpac, he spent 10 years in senior technology roles at the Commonwealth Bank. In his most recent role of executive general manager of core banking modernisation, Curran led a team of 1,400 people over five years to transform CBA’s core technology platform, Westpac said. Curran was also the CIO and COO for CBA’s retail banking division and acted as group CIO. He also spent 16 years as a partner at Accenture. Curran will begin his role on September 8. CIO was seeking comment from Curran at press time. Follow CIO Australia on Twitter and Like us on Facebook… Twitter: @CIO_Australia, Facebook: CIO Australia, or take part in the CIO conversation on LinkedIn: CIO Australia Follow Byron Connolly on Twitter:@ByronConnolly Related content BrandPost How Infosys and Tennis Australia are harnessing technology for good By Veronica Lew Mar 26, 2023 6 mins Infosys BrandPost Retail innovation playbook: Fast, economical transformation on Microsoft Cloud For retailers, tight integration of data and systems is the antidote to a challenging economy. By Tata Consultancy Services Mar 24, 2023 3 mins Retail Industry Digital Transformation BrandPost How retailers are empowering business transformation with TCS and Microsoft Cloud AI-powered omnichannel integration and a strong, secure digital core lets retailers innovate across four primary areas while staying compliant, maintaining security and preventing fraud. By Tata Consultancy Services Mar 24, 2023 4 mins Retail Industry Cloud Computing BrandPost How to Build ROI from Cloud Migration This whitepaper and webcast can help you calculate the ROI and create a business case for modernizing your legacy applications to the Microsoft Cloud. By Tata Consultancy Services Mar 24, 2023 1 min Retail Industry Cloud Computing Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe