Elizabeth Blomfield Bryan AM is an Australian executive director. She was the first woman to run a large financial institution in Australia.

Biography

Bryan grew up on her family's cattle and sheep properties near

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in northern New South Wales. She graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in economics from the

Australian National University The Australian National University (ANU) is a public research university located in Canberra, the capital of Australia. Its main campus in Acton encompasses seven teaching and research colleges, in addition to several national academies and ...

in 1968. She also completed a graduate degree at the University of Hawai'i at Hilo. In 1992, Bryan was appointed head of the New South Wales State Super and Investment Management Corporation, becoming the first woman to run a financial institution of its size. In 1996, she became managing director of Axiom Funds Management until the company was sold to

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and she became Chief Executive Officer of

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. Bryan has held chair of the board positions and directorships for

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and

Westpac Westpac Banking Corporation, known simply as Westpac, is an Australian multinational banking and financial services company headquartered at Westpac Place in Sydney, New South Wales. Established in 1817 as the Bank of New South Wales, ...

. She is also chair of

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Recognition

In 2013, Bryan was appointed a

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References

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