The Australia-New Zealand (ANZ) Bank has recently announced that Mr Kilepak Kitemong is the new Head of Technology for ANZ-PNG. Mr Kitemong’s appointment highlights ANZ's commitment to promoting local talent to key leadership roles within the bank. Over the past seven years, Mr Kitemong has been a senior member of the ANZ PNG Technology team, sharing best practice with global teams across the Asia Pacific region and supporting the IT infrastructure of ANZ's world class technology platforms. Commenting on his appointment, ANZ PNG Country Head, Lachlan Halstead, stated that Kilepak's appointment reflects ANZ's commitment to attracting, developing and promoting Papua New Guineans to senior leadership positions within the bank. "Kilepak's leadership skills and his deep technical expertise mean he is well-placed to help us develop and innovate our technology strategy to support our customers and the PNG economy." "Technology and digital banking are continuing to redefine our business and how our customers interact with us." "l look forward to working closely with Kilepak and continuing to draw on his expertise," Mr Halstead said. Kilepak Kitemong is the latest Papua New Guinean to be promoted into a senior management role, following Florida Rita's appointment to Head of Transaction Banking. Mr Kitemong who has a bachelor’s degree in Commercial Computing from the University of Technology is pleased to be appointed to a senior role in the bank. "l am pleased to be joining the ANZ PNG leadership team, and it's great to be a part of a company and culture that is committed to developing its local team members."