Macquarie hand steers Goldfields
Two new bank CEOs walked on stage yesterday, from People's Choice Credit Union and Perth play Goldfields Money, both with mutual origins.Steve Laidlaw, the chief financial officer, steps up as CEO at People's Choice. More on Laidlaw in the next article.In Simon Lyons ,Goldfields Money have the making of some fresher thinking on the project at hand - the transformation to a baby ADI from a never ran to cup winner.Lyons will need spirit to find the formula. He brings a creditable record in Perth finance circles, making division director at Macquarie where he ran the WA business.For now the market is neutral with no trade in Goldfields shares yesterday, 99 cents the last price, near the high end of a range that dips to 70 cents over one year.