At the beginning of 2024, National Australia Bank approached its fork in the road. Ross McEwan had steadied the bank over the previous three and a bit years, and business banking chief Andrew Irvine was poised to take over.
Perhaps a reflection of McEwan’s so-called “superpower” (said to be asking the “obvious, simple question” in the face of complexity), NAB had an internal catchcry for the year ahead: “Less is more in ’24”.
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Mark Di Stefano is Rear Window columnist, based in the Sydney newsroom. He previously worked at BuzzFeed, the Financial Times and The Information before joining the Financial Review as a media and tech correspondent. Connect with Mark on Twitter. Email Mark at mark.distefano@afr.com
