CBA's 'global search' for a CEO ends at home

Matt Comyn takes over at the helm of the troubled Aussie lender. But moving its former retail chief to the top job won't ease scrutiny amid a compliance scandal.

Matt Comyn

Staff Writer

January 29, 2018

In August, Australia's Commonwealth Bank launched a global search for its new CEO as it sought to fight back from a compliance scandal.

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