Hamson takes top Westpac investment job
Don Hamson is to take over as Westpac Financial Services (WFS) chief investment officer, following the move of Shaun Mays to sole managing director of the group.
Hamson takes on the top investment role in the group after a number of funds management roles, including stints in asset allocation and international shares.
Hamson's appointment is part of a major staffing review throughout the bank. A number of senior executives have left the bank in recent weeks as it looks to streamline its management ranks. Former WFS joint managing director Michael Migro was one of the senior executives that has left recently.
Olga Zoutendijk has also been recruited to the group as general manager, business products, where she will be responsible for developing and managing a range of business, wholesale and consumer financial products.
She joins the bank from ABN Amro where she, until recently, led its privatisation business in the Nordic region of Europe. Zoutendijk was also previously deputy managing director of the investment bank's Australian operations.
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