29 Oct 2020
ANZ’s new carbon initiatives
Mark Whelan |
With important changes to ANZ’s carbon policy announced today Mark Whelan shares how the bank is transitioning to a net zero emissions economy by 2050.
About Mark Whelan
Mark Whelan is Group Executive, Institutional and Executive Committee member responsible for the bank’s global Institutional business across 15 Asian markets as well as PNG, Europe, America and the Middle East. He has been in banking almost 30 years and has vast experience in the Asian Market, and Institutional, Corporate and Commercial Banking.
Prior to his current role, he held the roles of Chief Executive Officer ANZ Australia, Managing Director Corporate and Commercial Banking Australia and Managing Director of ANZ’s Institutional, Commercial and Private Bank businesses based in Hong Kong.
Mark joined ANZ in November 2004 as Head of Sales, Markets, before taking on the role of Joint Managing Director, Markets, in 2005 and then Managing Director, Institutional Asia, in 2007.
Mark holds a Graduate Diploma in Taxation and a Diploma Accounting from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT).
Mark is a Fellow of the Certified Practicing Accountants (CPA) and a member of the Financial Treasury Association, the Australian Financial Markets Association and the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
articles by Mark Whelan
22 Jun 2020
Whelan: how big business fought off COVID-19
Mark Whelan | Group Executive Institutional, ANZ
Big businesses learned from past crises to help brace against COVID-19 impacts, says ANZ Head of Institutional.
23 May 2019
Making the transition to net-zero carbon emissions
Mark Whelan | Group Executive Institutional, ANZ
ANZ is working with customers to drive a low-carbon economy, says Insto Head.
08 Apr 2019
A leaner, sharper & more agile institutional bank
Mark Whelan | Group Executive Institutional, ANZ
ANZ’s Whelan on the rebuilding of ANZ Institutional and the emerging opportunities for a fit-for-purpose business.
27 Mar 2018
Australian agtech’s Asian advance
Mark Whelan | Group Executive Institutional, ANZ
Agri growth in ASEAN is poised to follow the China blueprint – and Australian exporters can take advantage.
15 Mar 2018
ASEAN in Australia: full coverage
Mark Whelan | Group Executive Institutional, ANZ
We bring you views and insights on what lies ahead for the ASEAN-Australian Special Summit.
15 Mar 2018
Australia’s key role in the ASEAN economy
Mark Whelan | Group Executive Institutional, ANZ
The importance of the growing economic scale of ASEAN cannot be underestimated.
13 Jun 2017
Making hay while China shines: FDI in Australia
Mark Whelan | Group Executive Institutional, ANZ
Chinese investment in Australia is not an opportunity which can be taken for granted.
29 May 2015
Three ways to help SMEs tap into Asia
Mark Whelan | Group Executive Institutional, ANZ
The many markets of Asia offer incredible potential for growth but often Australian companies, especially small-to-medium businesses, don't know where to start. Industry, government and the finance sector can all play a role in helping shape this growth, provided we get the settings right and enable SMEs to feel confident they can expand.
17 Apr 2015
Five ways services can be Australia’s job future
Mark Whelan | Group Executive Institutional, ANZ
The mining boom is in the past and Australian manufacturing is on its last legs. Where does this leave Australia's export industry? On its knees? The answer is no.
18 Mar 2015
Three things holding Australian business back
Mark Whelan | Group Executive Institutional, ANZ
For anyone who may still have had lingering doubts, we are most definitely in the midst of the Asian century. The wave of Free Trade Agreements signed in quick succession over the past 12 months – including one of the most expansive FTAs ever signed by China - should put any remaining debate to rest.
01 Dec 2014
Five reasons the China FTA is a game-changer
Mark Whelan | Group Executive Institutional, ANZ
At ANZ, we’re optimistic about the impact the free trade agreement (ChAFTA) between Australia and China is going to provide for a variety of businesses in Australia, and the nation more generally – for five reasons.
08 Oct 2014
Quiet achievers reveal where business is heading
Mark Whelan | Group Executive Institutional, ANZ
Normally, I’m not much of a list person but I’ve found an exception: the Top 500 Private Companies list, compiled by IBIS - and not in the least because I can count how many of the 500 companies bank with ANZ. We have six of the top 10 this year.
09 Sep 2014
Push into Asia and beat the rush
Mark Whelan | Group Executive Institutional, ANZ
One theme dominated ANZ’s Opportunity Asia lunch last week in Melbourne, co-hosted with The Australian Financial Review. That theme was: is now the best time to expand in Asia?
01 Jul 2014
The start-up sector suffers a ‘failure’ misconception
Mark Whelan | Group Executive Institutional, ANZ
I’ve just read another headline alluding to the fact most start-ups fail. It’s an eye catching line - often accompanied by a sales pitch for services guaranteeing start-ups can avoid the terrible stigma of failure. The problem is the headline’s not true.
13 May 2014
The end of competitive advantage
Mark Whelan | Group Executive Institutional, ANZ
When I think about small business, I think of the entrepreneurs I know who build nimble, fast, innovative businesses. I know they move faster than many large companies that are stuck with legacy mindsets and weighed down with processes and costs.
22 Apr 2014
Five ways to kickstart entrepreneurship
Mark Whelan | Group Executive Institutional, ANZ
Last week on BlueNotes, I shared my concern that as a country we are prone to ignore entrepreneurship at a time when the rest of the world is putting it in the spotlight.
22 Apr 2014
Travelling the Red Dirt road
Mark Whelan | Group Executive Institutional, ANZ
As soon as we arrived in Chongqing, one of China’s five national central cities, we were reminded by officials that Brisbane was now a sister city and direct flights had commenced from Sydney to this centre of China’s southwest.
08 Apr 2014
Super job creators are different
Mark Whelan | Group Executive Institutional, ANZ
Entrepreneurship is a word largely absent from Australia's national conversation.