BNET Industries

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

CBA is in the Financial Services Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.3B
  • Public
  • AU
Dow Jones Description

International Banking

Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director
Ralph J. Norris
Number of Employees 38,000
Contact Information

Level 1 48 Martin Place

Sydney 1155

www.commbank.co...

(61) 293782000

NAICS Code International Trade Financing: 522293

Recent Events

  • Australia CBA adds 16 staff to equities team

    12/08/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Other - View Story

  • Commonwealth Bank Australia Beefs Up Institutional Equities

    12/07/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Other - View Story

  • MOVES-Deutsche Bank, Cazenove Capital, Queensland Treasury

    12/02/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Other - View Story

  • France's AXA, AMP poised to sweeten bid for AXA Asia

    11/17/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Commonwealth Bank: Bad Debts Peaked

    11/09/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Commonwealth Bank of Australia Announces 5-Year Deal With IdenTrust

    10/26/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Commonwealth Bank Australia Names Ravi Kushan India CEO

    10/01/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - CEO - View Story

  • 3rd UPDATE: ANZ To Buy ING JV In Australia, New Zealand For EUR1.1 Billion

    9/25/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • CEO OF AUSTRALIA'S COMMONWEALTH BANK SEES PAY RISE TO US$7.9 MLN

    9/08/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Bad debts lead Commonwealth Bank of Australia to 1 per cent drop in profits

    8/12/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Commonwealth Bank Chairman Schubert To Retire, Turner To Succeed

    8/06/09 - Board Member - Leaving - View Story

News & Analysis

australian and commonwealth bank of australia - All News and Analysis

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Ralph J. Norris Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director
Michael Harte Group Executive, Enterprise IT & Chief Information Officer
Barbara Chapman Group Executive, Human Resources and Group Services
David Craig Group Executive, Financial and Risk Management
Gary Mackrell Group Executive, International Financial Services
Grahame Petersen Group Executive, Wealth Management
John O'Sullivan General Counsel
Stuart Grimshaw Group Executive, Premium Business Services

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
John M. Schubert Chairman
Colin R. Galbraith Board of Directors
David J. Turner Board of Directors
Fergus D. Ryan Board of Directors
Harrison Young Board of Directors
Jane Hemstritch Board of Directors
John Anderson Board of Directors
Reg J. Clairs Board of Directors
S. Carolyn Kay Board of Directors

Mr. Norris joined the Commonwealth Bank as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer on 23 September 2005. He started his working career with Mobil Oil New Zealand in 1967, before joining the Auckland Savings Bank (ASB) in 1969, which subsequently became a subsidiary of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. He was appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of ASB Bank in 1991, retiring from that position in September 2001. He joined Air New Zealand Limited as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer in February 2002, having served on the company’s Board of Directors for three years. Mr Norris left Air New Zealand to take up his appointment as CEO at the Commonwealth Bank. During his tenure as Chief Executive Officer of ASB, it expanded nationally, grew its profitability six-fold and increased market share by 60 per cent whilst being consistently rated the best financial services provider in New Zealand. Mr Norris was credited with leading a turnaround at Air New Zealand by returning the company to profitability and introducing a more customer-focussed culture, for which he was honoured with New Zealand’s Executive of the Year Award in 2004. He was previously New Zealand’s Executive of the Year in his role at ASB Bank. Mr Norris was awarded a Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to business in 2006. He is a Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Management and the New Zealand Computer Society. He is Chair of the Commonwealth Bank Foundation and a member of the NSW Premier’s Business Roundtable. He is former Chairman of the New Zealand Bankers’ Association and Business Roundtable. He was a member of the New Zealand Prime Minister’s Enterprise Council and Y2K Taskforce. Mr Norris was born in Auckland and educated at Lynfield College and is married with three adult children and three grandchildren.

Organization Position Status
Commonwealth Bank of Australia Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director Current
The New Zealand Institute Fellow, Institute of Management Current
Commonwealth Bank of Australia Board of Directors Current
Asb, LLC Chief Executive Officer Former
Air New Zealand, Ltd. Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer Former
Air New Zealand, Ltd. Board of Directors Former
Fletcher Building Limited Board of Directors Former

Organization Position Status
Commonwealth Bank of Australia Group Executive, Enterprise IT & Chief Information Officer Current

Organization Position Status
Commonwealth Bank of Australia Group Executive, Human Resources and Group Services Current

Organization Position Status
Commonwealth Bank of Australia Group Executive, Financial and Risk Management Current
Commonwealth Bank of Australia CFO Former

Organization Position Status
Commonwealth Bank of Australia Group Executive, International Financial Services Current

Organization Position Status
Commonwealth Bank of Australia Group Executive, Wealth Management Current
Commonwealth Bank of Australia Group Executive, Strategic Development Former

Organization Position Status
Commonwealth Bank of Australia General Counsel Current
Commonwealth Bank of Australia Group Executive, Legal Services Current
Corporation Bank Former
Colonial Group Inc. Former
Colortone Audio-Visual Staging Former
St. George Bank Limited Former

Organization Position Status
Commonwealth Bank of Australia Group Executive, Premium Business Services Current
National Australia Bank Limited Chief Executive Officer Former
Commonwealth Bank of Australia Group Executive, Wealth Management Former

Organization Position Status
Commonwealth Bank of Australia Chairman Current
Commonwealth Bank of Australia Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Commonwealth Bank of Australia Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Commonwealth Bank of Australia Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Commonwealth Bank of Australia Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Commonwealth Bank of Australia Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Commonwealth Bank of Australia Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Commonwealth Bank of Australia Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Commonwealth Bank of Australia Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Commonwealth Bank of Australia Board of Directors Current

Executive News

  • Commonwealth Bank Eyes Asia Acquisitions - CEO

    Morningstar.com - 8/16/09 - View Story

  • Commonwealth Bank CEO: Bank Business Growth May Slow Next 12 Months

    Morningstar.com - 8/12/09 - View Story

  • Bad debts lead Commonwealth Bank of Australia to 1 per cent drop in profits

    Lethbridge Herald - 8/12/09 - View Story

  • Bad debts lead Commonwealth Bank of Australia to 1 per cent drop in profits

    570News - 8/12/09 - View Story

  • COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA TO TWEAK RATES AS NECESSARY: CEO

    TradingMarkets - 8/12/09 - View Story

  • Commonwealth Bank of Australia's profit drops

    CNBC - 8/12/09 - View Story

  • Commonwealth Bank CFO: Mid-Sized Business Feeling The Pinch

    Morningstar.com - 8/11/09 - View Story

  • UPDATE 1-CBA profit beats fcasts but cautious on bad debts

    Reuters - 8/11/09 - View Story

  • Commonwealth Bank of Australia posts lower profit

    Marketwatch - 8/11/09 - View Story

  • PRESS DIGEST-Australian General News - Aug 12

    Reuters - 8/11/09 - View Story

advertisement
IndustryTop Rated
advertisement
Presented by American Express