Bank of Ireland hires Australian to lead €900m technology overhaul

Steve Collier has held senior roles in retail, credit and strategic programmes at NAB

Bank of Ireland chief executive Francesca McDonagh: said the so-called core banking systems programme was “a big part of the work were are doing on our systems”. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill

Bank of Ireland chief executive Francesca McDonagh: said the so-called core banking systems programme was “a big part of the work were are doing on our systems”. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill

Bank of Ireland has hired a former National Australia Bank (NAB) executive to lead the key €900 million information technology (IT) programme that the group’s chief executive, Francesca McDonagh, inherited when she joined the lender last October.

Steve Collier, who had been in charge of a 350 million Australian dollar (€223 million) annual budget as leader in core banking transformation at NAB between 2009 and last year, will join Bank of Ireland on February 12th. He has had more than 30 years’ experience in banking, having held senior roles in retail, credit and a number of strategic programmes at the Australian lender.

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