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Commonwealth Bank of Australia

CBA is in the Financial Services Industry

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

International Banking

Board of Directors
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

  • Asian Markets End Mixed; Profit Taking Limits Gains

    1/15/10 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Harassment suit goes ahead

    1/12/10 - Lawsuit Filed - View Story

  • Commonwealth Bank Australia Beefs Up Institutional Equities

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

  • Australia CBA adds 16 staff to equities team

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

  • MOVES-Deutsche Bank, Cazenove Capital, Queensland Treasury

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

  • UPDATE 1-Commonwealth Bank reports strong Q1, shares leap

    11/08/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

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

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

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

    9/09/09 - Board Member - Leaving - View Story

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

    8/12/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Commonwealth Bank Chairman Schubert To Retire, Turner To Succeed

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

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Decision Makers

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Michael Harte Group Executive, Enterprise IT & Chief Information Officer
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Grahame Petersen Group Executive, Wealth Management
John O'Sullivan Group Executive, Legal Services
Stuart Grimshaw Group Executive, Premium Business Services

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Ralph J. Norris Board of Directors
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.

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Commonwealth Bank of Australia Board of Directors Current

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Commonwealth Bank of Australia Board of Directors Current

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Commonwealth Bank of Australia Board of Directors Current

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Commonwealth Bank of Australia Board of Directors Current

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Commonwealth Bank of Australia Board of Directors Current

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Commonwealth Bank of Australia Board of Directors Current

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CBA $11.39 -0.040 (-0.35% )
Volume 1,416,268
Shares Outstanding 0.
Market Cap 0.
Year High 11.4
Year Low 5.800
Earnings Per Share 0.391
P/E Ratio 29.
Dividend 0.880
Yield 7.72
IndustryTop Rated

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