Westpac strips St George veneer
The composition of the management committee running the St George arm of Westpac is changing, with several Westpac group executives joining. The changes may mark a shift in the bank's approach to the management of the St George and BankSA brands.The new executive committee at St George includes the new CEO (and formerly CEO of Bank SA) Rob Chapman; Jane Kittle, the new CEO of BankSA (the group's third banking brand and used in South Australia); Westpac's chief product officer, Jim Tate; head of IT, Dhiren Kulkarni; former BT executive Rebecca Lim; and Westpac's head of operations, Paul Newham.The Financial Review reported on the new management committee for St George today.