Bank of Sydney beefs up executive ranks
Bank of Sydney chief executive, Julie Elliott, hasn't wasted any time shopping for talent at her old bank, Westpac. Elliott has hired Dian Gatti to head retail banking at BoS.Elliott took over as CEO at Bank of Sydney (which changed its name from Laiki Bank earlier this year) in June. Elliott came from Westpac, where she was most recently a regional general manager.Gatti was also a regional general manager at Westpac. She also spent two years running Westpac's national customer experience unit.Elliott said in a statement that the bank's strategy was to be a top relationship bank offering premium customer service, and Gatti's experience in the customer experience unit would help deliver on this strategy.