ANZ Banking Group finds AI boss

ANZ Banking Group finds AI boss

By @iTnews_au
Publication Date: 2026-04-25 03:29:00

ANZ Banking Group will hire Kai Yang as its first Chief Data and AI Officer from July.




Yang, who will report to the group’s CIO Donald Patra, will be based in Sydney.

He is currently the Chief Data and Analytics Officer (CDAO) for HSBC in Asia and the Middle East and has held several CIO and Chief Data Officer positions during his nearly six and a half years there.

Prior to joining HSBC, Yang worked at CBA for over 16 years, working his way up to Group Chief Data Officer.

At ANZ, Yang will oversee building internal data and AI capabilities, strengthening governance and…