Alexis George

George has more than 25 years’ experience in the financial services industry in Australia and overseas. She spent seven years at ANZ, including most recently as the deputy chief executive officer, working with the CEO to drive group-wide strategic initiatives in addition to having responsibility for its shared service centres and banking services. As the group executive wealth Australia, George led ANZ’s ~$4 billion wealth divestment program, including the separation and sale of its life insurance and superannuation businesses to Zurich and IOOF. She oversaw the complex process of separating and migrating systems and data that supported the businesses so they would operate independently of ANZ. Prior to ANZ, George spent ten years with ING Group in a number of senior roles including CEO Czech Republic and Slovakia, responsible for banking, insurance and funds management, and Regional COO Asia, responsible for product, marketing, technology and operations. She is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and is an active member of Chief Executive Women and is a passionate advocate for women in leadership roles.