Briefs: New ANZ director, Westpac enters green car loan market, and more

Jeff Smith, the chief operating officer of World Fuel Services Corp, has been nominated for the ANZ board. Smith has served as chief information officer at several companies, including IBM, Suncorp and Telstra. He is stepping down from his role at World Fuel Services at the end of the year. He will join the ANZ board in August and stand for election at the AGM in December.
Westpac has got into the green car loan market, offering finance of up to A$100,000 at rates starting at 4.99 per cent for the purchase of a hybrid or electric car. Westpac said its consumer research showed that 70 per cent of Australians plan to own a hybrid or EV in the future.
Citi Australia has appointed Mark England as its new head of securities services in Australia and New Zealand, following the retirement of long-serving executive Martin Carpenter. England is moving to Australia from Hong Kong where he was Asia Pacific co-head of sales for Citi securities services. He will retain his regional responsibilities. The securities services business provides asset custody and administration.
Smartpay director Bill Pulver has resigned from the board, citing the pressure of other commitments, and will be replaced by Geoff Carrick. Carrick was head of corporate finance at Shaw and Partners from 2016 to 2019 and head of equity capital markets at Commonwealth Bank before that.