ANZ today announced the appointment of Bruce Rush as ANZ Group Managing Director, Queensland, in addition to his role as Suncorp Bank Chief Executive Officer.
As Managing Director, Queensland, Mr Rush will be responsible for liaising and collaborating with the Queensland Government about the ANZ Group presence and the ongoing integration of Suncorp Bank.
This includes the commitments ANZ has made to the Queensland Government as part of the implementation agreement signed in June 2024, including to establish a major tech hub in Brisbane.
ANZ Chief Executive Officer Shayne Elliott said: "This is a strategically important role for ANZ, with Bruce driving our aspirational plan for growth for Queensland.
"Bruce will also oversee the progress of the commitments we made to Queensland, including the establishment of ANZ's Tech Hub in Brisbane. Our significant investment in the Tech Hub will help grow the state's tech sector and open strong career pathways for Queenslanders, while giving ANZ a key platform to continue to deliver innovation to its customers.
"We are proud of our commitments to Queensland and Queenslanders, and look forward to playing our part to help Queensland to grow and prosper," Mr Elliott said.
ANZ Managing Director, Queensland, and Suncorp Bank Chief Executive Officer Bruce Rush said: "As a proud Queenslander, I'm looking forward to working with both the ANZ and Suncorp Bank teams as we pursue our growth agenda in the state.
"Queensland has significant opportunities ahead of it, and our team will work hard every day to support our customers to grow and thrive, and deliver our commitments to the state," he said.
ANZ's commitments to Queensland include:
- Establishing a new major tech hub in Brisbane for technology specialists in digital, cloud and data. Over a five-year period, we will hire or place 700 people into the tech hub.
- Working with Google to deliver cloud training to tech hub employees.
- Working with Queensland universities to drive research and training in technology.
- Allocating $15 billion of new lending as part of ANZ's existing renewable lending commitments to support Queensland renewable projects and green Olympic Games infrastructure over the next decade.
- $10 billion of new lending for energy projects particularly those targeting bioenergy and hydrogen over the next decade.
- $10 billion of lending made available to support Queensland businesses over the next three years.
