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St George and Westpac to merge

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2008
... maintaining their unique identities and market positions," said Westpac chairman Ted Evans. Westpac chief executive Gail Kelly, who only recently joined from St.George, said the combined entity would enable the group to compete more effectively while ...

Retail spending is not slowing

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2008
... inflation rate which is now above 4 per cent. The strength of the figures prompted Westpac chief executive officer Gail Kelly last week to say it may be 18 months before interest rate begin to fall. Reinforcing the trend, the just-released TD Securities-Melbourne ...

Kelly plans changes at Westpac

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2008
Three months into her job as chief executive of Westpac Gail Kelly is ready to make some changes. Speaking yesterday at the presentation of the bank's results for the six months to March 2008 she said there were aspects of the business that disappointed ...

Westpac net profit up 34pc

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2008
... reported cash earnings of $1.83 million, while its net profits were up 34 per cent. Westpac chief executive officer Gail Kelly said Westpac's profit result demonstrated that it is "managing the current market volatility very well". However the bank's ...

Silk and Vilgan join govt council

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2008
... New Zealand chief executive; and Paul Binstead, Lazard Australia Advisory Board member were also appointed to FSAC. Gail Kelly, Westpac Bank managing director and chief executive and Jeremy Duffield, Vanguard Investments Australia managing director were ...

Clare joins Westpac

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2008
... technology and operations. Prior to St George, he held senior executive roles at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. Gail Kelly, Westpac chief executive, said Clare would work to integrate technology and improve the bank's customer service capability. ...

Wikis may be working for Westpac

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2008
The arrival of Gail Kelly at the helm of Westpac may accelerate the bank's adoption of "Web 2.0" tools such as blogs, wikis and social networks, allowing staff to share information freely and collaborate online. The bank already has around 1000 user ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2008
... Bank had risen 57 cents to $35.17. Westpac had added 51 cents to $26.09, as its new CEO, former St George Bank boss Gail Kelly, settled into her chair on her first day at work. The retail sector was up at 1223 AEDT. Woolworths had gained 13 cents to ...

Former St.George chief moves to Westpac

... chief executive David Morgan is officially vacating his seat to make way for new head, former St.George chief executive Gail Kelly. Kelly succeeds David Morgan who had been Westpac's chief executive for nine years. In a statement, she said her first ...

Kelly switch shifts M&A landscape

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2007
The appointment of Gail Kelly as Westpac's new chief executive is likely to change several merger and acquisition scenarios. Kelly is formally on six months leave (under the terms of her St George Bank contract) before taking the helm at Westpac in ...