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Natixis appoints Janie Wittey as Senior Country Manager for Corporate & Investment Banking, Australia
Natixis is pleased to announce the appointment of Janie Wittey as Senior Country Manager, Australia, and Chief Executive Officer of Natixis Australia Pty Limited.
Based in Sydney, Janie Wittey is responsible for overseeing Natixis operations in Australia, and replaces Michael Lang, who is retiring after six and a half years with Natixis. Janie Wittey reports to Alain Gallois, Chief Executive Officer, Corporate & Investment Banking, Asia Pacific, and member of Natixis’ Executive Committee.
Prior to her current role, Janie worked with Westpac, where she was Global Head of Financial Institutions, Public Sector, Healthcare and Diversified Clients, before being appointed National Head of Industry Banking of Westpac’s subsidiary St George Bank.
Before joining Westpac, Janie was Country Manager and Head of Corporate Banking at Bank of America NA Australia. Earlier in her career, Janie was Head of Global Banking at HSBC Australia and held senior roles at Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
Alain Gallois commented on the appointment: “I would like to wholeheartedly welcome Janie Wittey to Natixis. Janie’s wealth of banking industry experience and intimate knowledge of the Australian market will be of tremendous help as we look to grow our Australian franchise and continue to support the financing needs of our Australian clients.”
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Alain Gallois
CEO of Corporate & Investment Banking, Asia Pacific, Natixis
Alain Gallois is Chief Executive Officer at Natixis’ Corporate & Investment Banking division, Asia Pacific. He started his career in 1992 in the Financing...
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Natixis is a French multinational financial services firm specialized in asset & wealth management, corporate & investment banking, insurance and payments. A subsidiary of Groupe BPCE, the second-largest banking group in France through its two retail banking networks, Banque Populaire and Caisse d’Epargne, Natixis counts nearly 16,000 employees across 38 countries. Its clients include corporations, financial institutions, sovereign and supranational organizations, as well as the customers of Groupe BPCE’s networks. Listed on the Paris stock exchange, Natixis has a solid financial base with a CET1 capital under Basel 3(1) of €11.1 billion, a Basel 3 CET1 Ratio(1) of 11.5% and quality long-term ratings (Standard & Poor’s: A+ / Moody’s: A1 / Fitch Ratings: A+).
(1) Based on CRR-CRD4 rules as reported on June 26, 2013, including the Danish compromise - without phase-in. See note on methodology in the 2Q19 earnings material.
Figures as at 30 June 2019