PERTH: Westpac Group has announced the appointment of Anthony Miller as Chief Executive, Westpac Institutional Bank (WIB).

Anthony Miller has over 20 years’ experience in corporate and institutional banking and joins Westpac from Deutsche Bank in Sydney, where he has been Chief Executive Officer, Australia and NewZealand and co-head of the Investment Bank in Asia Pacific.

Prior to this, Miller was at Goldman Sachs based in Hong Kong and a partner in the Financing Group for Asia Pacific.

Westpac Group Chief Executive Officer, Peter King, said, “I’m delighted to welcome an executive of Anthony’s calibre to the Westpac team. “Anthony has extensive global experience in institutional banking and, with his international background, will also bring broader risk management experience to the team. He has been in client facing roles for the past 20 years and has deep banking and financial markets experience, which will be invaluable as we work to further strengthen our relationships with our corporate and institutional clients,” Mr King said.

Mr Miller is due to commence his role later this year, subject to regulatory approvals.