Michael is a multi-award winning CIO and business leader who together with his team, has made the Commonwealth Bank of Australia one of the most respected, customer-focused and technology-leading banks in the world.

The Commonwealth Bank is recognised for its technology leadership. The Bank has successfully completed its core banking modernisation project in 2013, one of the largest and most successful core banking transformations in the financial services industry. In addition, the Group is delivered world-class digital platforms as well as more agile IT applications, services and infrastructure. The Group is continuing to innovate across its technology portfolio, from payments to internet banking, mobile apps to big data analytics as well as enhanced customer services.

As an advocate of open systems, everything as a service, cloud computing and on-dsmad infrastructure, Michael is always looking at applicable technologies and what opportunities and challenges lay ahead for customers.