How Matt Comyn starts his day

You don’t need eight hours or a meticulous morning routine. Listen to the CBA CEO on the extended version of the 15 Minutes with the BOSS podcast from February.

Matt Comyn gets up at about 6am but doesn’t use an alarm clock. Dominic Lorrimer

Sally Patten and Lap Phan

Jun 10, 2025 – 5.00am

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If you thought that running a $300 billion bank required eight hours’ sleep, a meticulous morning routine including steel-cut oats, think again.

Commonwealth Bank chief executive Matt Comyn’s mornings are all about ensuring he has sufficient energy to keep him going for the day and the week.

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Sally PattenBOSS editorSally Patten edits BOSS, and writes about workplace issues. She was the financial services editor and personal finance editor of the AFR, The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald. She edited business news for The Times of London.