Permanent appointment follows Westpac defection earlier this year
NAB has announced the hire of permanent group chief financial officer Inder Singh, who will also act as group executive, strategy.
Singh’s resume includes acting as chief financial officer at QBE Insurance Group, as well as stints as an investment banker at Deutsche Bank and UBS.
“This is the ideal next role for me and I am delighted to be joining NAB to work with Andrew and the broader leadership team,” said Singh.
“NAB’s ambition to be the most customer-centric company in Australia and New Zealand was a major attraction,” he added. “Banking is a highly competitive industry like insurance where looking after customers has to be the most important consideration.”
“Inder is a seasoned financial services CFO with international and domestic experience and a successful leader focussed on execution to drive results. His appointment clearly adds to the talent in our senior executive ranks at NAB,” said NAB chief executive Andrew Irvine.
Singh will assume the Sydney-based role in March 2026, when Shaun Dooley, who has been acting group chief financial officer since March 2025, will return to his permanent role as group chief risk officer.
“The depth of our executive team has been demonstrated through Shaun serving so strongly as our Group CFO during the transition phase,” said Irvine
Former NAB chief financial officer Nathan Goonan defenced to Westpac earlier this year, amid a raft of leadership changes at the Big Four bank.
