Senior changes at Suncorp



Suncorp Group has announced a key senior executive change this week, prompted by the departure of it’s the chief executive of Suncorp Business Services, Jeff Smith.
Suncorp chief executive, Patrick Snowball announced that the group had promoted its Chief Information Officer, Matt Pancino to fill the role as CEO of the Suncorp Business Services.
Snowball said that Smith was leaving Suncorp after accepting a senior global executive role with IBM, based in the US.
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