BNK Banking Corporation Limited announced the appointment of Stephen Kinsella as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Mr. Kinsella has over 25 years of experience in the banking sector, including senior management roles at Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), Bank West and ABN Amro. Mr. Kinsella joins BNK from Avenue Bank, where he was CFO from 2021 to June 2023.

Mr. Kinsella served for 7 years as CFO of CBA's Institutional Banking & Markets division, where he was responsible for providing financial support to its Institutional Lending & Transaction Banking, and Financial Markets and Domestic & International Equities units. In addition, he spent 5 years as CFO & Head of Finance for CBA's Business & Private Banking division, where he helped to manage CBA's acquisition and integration of Bank West. Prior to joining CBA, Mr. Kinsella spent a decade with ABN Amro, where his roles included CFO Australia and New Zealand, Regional CFO, WCS, Asia Pacific, and global head of the investment bank's Product Control and Business Unit Finance divisions.

Mr. Kinsella will commence employment at BNK on 1 November 2023, and in light of his appointment, BNK's Interim CFO Judith Newman will resume her role as BNK's Financial Controller.