Bendigo Bank appoints new chief technology officer

Bendigo Bank has announced Kieran O’Meara as its new chief technology officer, bringing extensive experience in areas such as digital transformation, technology delivery, and software engineering.

The lender has confirmed O’Meara will commence with his new role on 1 April 2025.

O’Meara most recently held the role of chief information officer and head of software engineering & IT at Telstra Group, where he was at the helm of the telco’s software engineering and enterprise IT function.

Commenting on the appointment, Bendigo Bank’s CEO and managing director Richard Fennel, said the role is an “important step to support the continued acceleration of the Bank’s technology and digital agendas as it positions the business for sustainable growth”.

“I am pleased to welcome Kieran to the executive team. Kieran’s expertise is highly sought after, and we look forward to leveraging his experience for the benefit of our customers,” Fennell said.

“His leadership of our Technology and Transformation division will ensure we can continue to build capability, deliver improved experiences and deepen relationships with our customers.”

O’Meara said that he was attracted to Bendigo Bank’s roots in regional areas and its purpose of “feeding into the prosperity of its customers and community”.

“I am looking forward to joining Australia’s most trusted bank and continuing the work that has been done to build capability and simplify the business. I am excited to support the next phase of Bendigo Bank’s busy growth agenda,” he said.

O’Meara will be taking over the role from Ryan Brosnahan, who is set to depart from the bank in mid-2025 following five years of leading Bendigo’s transformation program.

Meanwhile, Nathalie Moss, who has been the acting chief information officer over the past six months, will support O’Meara as he settles and transitions into a new role.

According to Fennell, the work completed under the program has made way for a modern and digital bank with “a contemporary and less complex technology profile”.

“I’d like to thank Ryan for his hard work on strengthening capability and reducing complexity in our organisation. Ryan’s leadership of the transformation program has laid the foundations for our future success. We wish him well,” Fennell said.

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