Matt Comyn

Australian businessman

Matt Comyn

Born| 1975 (age 48-49)

Paddington, New South Wales, Australia

Education| Sydney Boys High School
Alma mater|

* Harvard Business School
* University of Sydney
* University of New South Wales

Organizations|

* Morgan Stanley Australia (2010)
* Commonwealth Bank (1999–2010; 2010–present)

Title| Chief Executive Officer of the Commonwealth Bank
Term| April 2018–present
Predecessor| Ian Narev
Spouse| Lucy-Ellen Comyn
Children| 3

Matt Comyn is a business executive and the current chief executive officer (CEO) of Australia's Commonwealth Bank, one known to be a part of the "Big Four Banks". Having been with the bank since 1999 (aged 24),[1][2] Comyn became the CEO in April 2018, taking over from Ian Narev.[3][4] In 2010, Comyn briefly joined Morgan Stanley's Australian brokerage business; however, he came back to the Commonwealth Bank and worked under Ian Narev.[2]

## Early and personal life

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Comyn was born in the Eastern Sydney Suburb of Paddington in 1975.[2] He was educated at the Sydney Boys High School[2] before attending the University of New South Wales (UNSW),[2][5] studying Bachelor of Aviation.[6][5] He also received a Master of Commerce, Finance from the University of New South Wales (UNSW),[5][7] and also studied at Harvard Business School (HBS),[5][7] and later, received an Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from the University of Sydney.[5][7]

Comyn is married to Lucy-Ellen,[8] from England, and has three children: two daughters and one son.[9] Comyn lives in the Eastern Sydney Suburb of Randwick.[8][10]

## References

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1. ^ "The career moves that led Matt Comyn to become CommBank's youngest CEO". alumni.giving.unsw.edu.au. University of New South Wales (UNSW).
2. ^ a b c d e Shapiro, Jonathan; Eyers, James (29 January 2018). "Matt Comyn's journey from favourite to surprise choice as CBA chief". Australian Financial Review (AFR).
3. ^ Hutchens, Gareth (29 January 2018). "Commonwealth Bank names Matt Comyn as CEO replacing Ian Narev". Guardian Australia.
4. ^ Yeates, Clancy (29 January 2018). "Commonwealth Bank promotes Matt Comyn to replace Ian Narev as CEO". The Sydney Morning Herald.
5. ^ a b c d e "Matt Comyn – Commonwealth Bank". commbank.com.au. Commonwealth Bank.
6. ^ Patrick, Aaron (2 February 2018). "How Matt Comyn became CEO of CBA". Australian Financial Review (AFR).
7. ^ a b c Thomas, Addie (20 May 2020). "Who is new Commonwealth Bank CEO Matt Comyn?". businesschief.asia. Business Chief APAC.
8. ^ a b Bashan, Yoni; Lacy, Christine (25 May 2023). "Comyn's renos leave out home office; How punted Brown navigated shipwrecked career". The Australian.
9. ^ Eyers, James (3 April 2020). "'I will never let you down': Matt Comyn prepares to battle pandemic". Australian Financial Review (AFR).
10. ^ Yun, Jessica (12 February 2019). "Revealed: A peek into the houses the Big Four Bank bosses call home". au.finance.yahoo.com. Yahoo! Finance.

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