It is with great pleasure the Bundanoon Highland Gathering announce the Chieftain of the Day for 2008 will be Mr John Stewart CEO of the National Australia Bank accompanied by his wife Sylvia.
Mr Stewart, a Scot (of course), was asked to be Chieftain in recognition of the NAB’s long and distinguished association with Brigadoon as a major sponsor and supporter of the gathering.
The NAB’s outstanding contributions to the gathering has enabled Brigadoon to continue to present the expected high standard of Bands, events and of course the Tartan Warriors for the entertainment of the community .
The committee sincerely hopes that Mr Stewart and his Wife Sylvia thoroughly enjoy themselves and take away many happy memories of their day at Brigadoon.
John Stewart
Group Chief Executive Officer National Australia Bank
John Stewart is Group Chief Executive Officer of National Australia Bank (NAB), a position he has held since February 2004. In that time, he has led a major turnaround of the organisation, with a particular focus on developing its executive talent and culture and setting the forward growth strategy. Since John took up the Group CEO position, NAB’s market capitalisation has risen by 60%.
The Group comprises four key businesses: NAB – the Australian retail bank, and MLC, the Clydesdale and Yorkshire banks in the UK, the Bank of New Zealand, and nabCapital.
John joined the Group in August 2003 as Chief Executive, Europe and Principal Board Member.
Before NAB, John was Deputy Chief Executive of Barclays PLC, a position he was appointed to following the acquisition of Woolwich PLC by Barclays in October 2000. His responsibilities included management of the Personal Financial Services and Private Client divisions, the Wealth Management business, and the successful delivery of the Barclays/Woolwich integration program, which delivered ongoing benefits of £400 million per annum to the group. John was appointed to the Board of the Woolwich in 1995 as Group Operations Director and became Chief Executive in 1996.
John has had a long and successful career in the finance industry since he first joined the Woolwich in 1977.
John is Chairman of the Australian Bankers’ Association (ABA), a Director of the Business Council of Australia (BCA), a member of the Scottish Enterprise’s International Advisory Board (IAB), which provides an international perspective on and insights into Scotland’s future economic opportunities, and recently was a member of the Prime Minister’s Task Group on Emissions Trading.
