Yeah, righto then. Former NSW Premier Mike Baird, who retired from politics last month to spend more time with his sick fam, is moving back into the banking sector.
He was announced today as the new Chief Customer Officer, Corporate and Institutional Banking at NAB, an extremely senior position that will see him in a team of ten other execs who report directly to CEO Andrew Thorburn.
“Mike, Sharon and Patrick each bring to NAB exceptional track records of performance and delivery and will help accelerate the execution of our strategy so we can deliver for our customers and our shareholders,” he said.
“They are also authentic, inspiring and passionate leaders whose values align with NAB’s values and our ambition to be Australia and New Zealand’s most respected bank.”
The ABC reports that Baird’s pre-politics career was very much in the financial sector, spending almost two decades working in corporate and institutional banking, including 10 years with NAB.
If Mike Baird is now at NAB, does that mean no withdrawals after 10pm?
— James Morrow (@pwafork) February 27, 2017
Mike Baird, former NSW Premier, now a NAB executive a month after leaving politics This why we cant get royal com into banks
— Geoff Pearson (@GCobber99) February 27, 2017
Popular Baird who left to look after his parents after selling our assets & destroying #ICAC https://t.co/t38kIk9smm
— No Incinerator Peter (@faully33) February 27, 2017
Ex premier Mike Baird resigned due his sick dad & sister
And few weeks later takes up job at NAB.Did his dad & sis get better?
PTL#auspol— Andrew Thaler (@andrew_thaler) February 27, 2017
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