Stuart Munro

Stuart was appointed Group Executive Group Strategy on 25 March 2024.

He is responsible for supporting the Board and ELT in developing the Group’s strategy. He also leads business development, mergers & acquisitions, strategic divestments, and maintains accountability for x15, the Group’s venture building business.

Stuart joined CBA in 2012, and has held a variety of roles including Group Head of Strategy for six years, acting Executive General Manager Customer Experience and Retail Strategy, Deputy Regional General Manager, Sydney in the Retail Bank, and General Manager Digital Banking and Strategy in the former International Financial Services division based in Hong Kong.

Prior to joining CBA, Stuart held various roles at McKinsey & Company in London, New York and Sydney where he served leading financial services companies and other institutions on a range of strategy related topics.

Stuart holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) and a Bachelor of Science (Hons) from the University of Western Australia, and a doctorate in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Oxford.

He is currently a director of ReachOut, a youth mental health not-for-profit organisation, and Chairman of New Digital Businesses, the legal entity of x15.