Matt Comyn

Matt Comyn
Born	1975 (age 49–50) 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; Katie Comyn, Lachlan Comyn, Sophie Comyn

Matt Comyn is an Australian 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

Comyn was born in the Eastern Sydney Suburb of Paddington in 1975 to Jewish parents.[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 a 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

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. 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. "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. Thomas, Addie (20 May 2020). "Who is new Commonwealth Bank CEO Matt Comyn?". businesschief.asia. Business Chief APAC.
8. 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.