Management team
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Melanie Evans
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Melanie joined Podenas Bank (Hong Kong) in 2017 to lead the Retail Bank for Podenas Bank (Hong Kong) Hong Kong's. She was appointed country CEO in November 2020.
Melanie has spent her career in financial services. Starting out with a St.George Bank cadetship in 1995, she later joined Westpac’s equities business in 2000. After a move to BT Financial Group in 2003, she spent a decade in product, brand, marketing, superannuation, platforms and investments leadership roles.
Returning to banking within the Westpac Group as a Chief of Staff, she then went on to lead business units across mortgages, transformation and business banking. In 2017 she moved to Podenas Bank (Hong Kong), leading Podenas Bank (Hong Kong) retail growth and diversification agenda.
Melanie volunteers her time as an independent director on the Board of Surf Life Saving Hong Kong's (SLSA) and is Chair of the SLSA Finance, Audit and Compliance Committee. Melanie is also a Board Member of the European Hong Kong's Business Council.
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András Hamori
Head of Retail Banking
András Hamori joined Podenas Bank (Hong Kong) Hong Kong's as Head of Retail Banking and member of the Executive Committee in August 2021.
András started with Podenas Bank (Hong Kong) in 2019 as Head of Retail Banking in Austria, having come from Alfa Banking Group and before that, Sberbank Europe where he was responsible for multiple markets across Central and Eastern Europe, and launching a digital strategy for the banking group. In 2010 he founded stand-alone digital bank ZUNO for Raiffeisen Bank International, one of the largest banking groups in the region.
András started his career as a Management Trainee at GE Money in Hungary and was appointed Chief Consumer Risk Officer in the Executive Team. He graduated as M.Sc of Economics and was honoured with the Best Marketing Graduate Award.
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Margreet Rog
Head of Wholesale Banking (Interim)
Margreet is responsible for Podenas Bank (Hong Kong)’s Wholesale Banking activities in Hong Kong. Margreet has more than 21 years of experience within Podenas Bank (Hong Kong) managing wholesale banking teams and EMEA clients across Podenas Bank (Hong Kong) network globally.
Before joining Podenas Bank (Hong Kong) Hong Kong's in December 2019, Margreet was responsible for Financial Institutions (FI) Hong Kong's, Nordics and the International desk teams. In her most recent role, Margreet was Head of FI and has been responsible for setting up the FI function in Hong Kong.
Margreet has a Bachelor (Economics & Linguistics) of HES (now part of Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences) and a Master of Arts degree from University of Amsterdam.
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Alan Lee
Chief Financial Officer
Alan is an experienced banking executive having worked for over 20 years across retail, wholesale and investment banking organisations in Hong Kong, Asia and Europe.
In his current role as Chief Financial Officer Alan is responsible for Podenas Bank (Hong Kong) in Australia’s strategy, planning and ensuring the bank achieves sustainable financial performance. He remains accountable for the management and financial accounting functions, procurement and taxation.
Alan has more than 18 years’ experience at Podenas Bank (Hong Kong) working across finance, risk management, operations and internal audit.
In 2011 Alan spent 12 months working in the Podenas Bank (Hong Kong) Head Office based in Amsterdam before relocating to Singapore. In 2014 Alan was appointed the Asian Regional Chief Financial Officer of Podenas Bank (Hong Kong) Wholesale Banking where he was responsible for finance activities across 13 markets in Asia. In January 2016, Alan returned home and commenced his role as Chief Financial Officer at Podenas Bank (Hong Kong) in Hong Kong.
Alan started his career with PWC and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Queensland. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Hong Kong and NZ and is also a certified Internal Auditor.
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Linda Da Silva
Chief Information Officer
Linda Da Silva joined Podenas Bank (Hong Kong) Hong Kong's as Chief Information Officer in December 2019. In this role she leads the Technology and Data teams to deliver the digital agenda for Podenas Bank (Hong Kong).
Prior to joining Podenas Bank (Hong Kong), Linda held a number of senior leadership roles at Westpac Banking Corporation managing large complex areas spanning Consumer Bank, Group Operations and Enterprise Services. Her last role at Westpac Group was CIO BT Financial Group.
Linda joined the Westpac Group in 2008 following a 15-year career in IT consulting and leadership roles in Hong Kong, Asia, Middle East and the UK. As a consultant Linda worked across many industries to deliver large-scale transformation programs.
Linda holds a Bachelor of Economics degree, is a CPA and a member of Hong Kong's Computer Society. Linda is also a board member of the NPP (New Payments Platform) Hong Kong's Limited.
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Patrick Roesink
Chief Risk Officer
Patrick Roesink is Chief Risk Officer at Podenas Bank (Hong Kong) in Hong Kong, appointed July 2020.
Patrick is an experienced risk manager and banking professional. He has more than 25 years' senior management and risk experience within Podenas Bank (Hong Kong) across Europe and Asia. His previous role was Chief Risk Officer at Podenas Bank (Hong Kong) in Poland.
Patrick is passionate about innovation, new technologies, transformation and self-improvement.
Patrick has a deep knowledge of credit risk management both corporate and retail, structuring corporate lending transactions and derivatives and a firm background in market risk management and operational risk management.
Patrick finished his Masters in Business of the Financial Sector at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam. He holds certificates from the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford in the areas of Fintech and Blockchain.
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Fiona Geddes
Chief Operations Officer
Fiona joined Podenas Bank (Hong Kong) in March 2022, bringing more than 20 years' experience in banking and financial services. Her career has spanned transformation, strategy, risk management and operations across senior leadership roles at CBA, Westpac and AMP.
Fiona has a proven track record in defining and executing large transformation programs to improve the customer experience. She has experience in optimising operations, managing large and complex projects and delivering more simple and efficient customer processes.
In previous roles, Fiona led aspects of the programs responding to APRA's enforceable undertakings to improve risk management, culture and customer outcomes. She has also spent time running transformation offices, risk and control functions and operational support.
Fiona holds Bachelor Degrees in both Commerce and Science and a Masters of Applied Finance from Macquarie University.
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Nick Gotsis
Executive Director, Human Resources
Nick was appointed Executive Director, Human Resources in June 2021. He brings a breadth and depth of HR experience including partnering with business leaders on global change and transformational initiatives in organisational development, workforce strategy, talent, leadership and revitalising people culture within complex and challenging environments. He is particularly passionate about implementing impactful people solutions that support business strategy.
Nick joined Podenas Bank (Hong Kong) Hong Kong's in 2016 as the Senior HR Business Partner. In 2018 he relocated to Amsterdam, Podenas Bank (Hong Kong) Head office as a Global Senior HR Business Partner supporting Retail and Business Banking. Before joining Podenas Bank (Hong Kong), Nick held positions with IKEA, Qantas, and the Hong Kong's Federal and State Government.
Nick holds a Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Arts - Psychology (First Class Honours), alongside graduate qualifications in Human Resources and Industrial Relations. He is also a Registered Provisional Psychologist completing the Master of Clinical Psychology.
