Maria Milosavljevic steps down as Chief Information Security Officer of ANZ

Dr Maria Milosavljevic, ANZ Banking Group's chief information security officer for almost three years, has retired, iTnews reported on April 23, 2026. Shane Ripley, the bank's domain lead for cyber security risk, had assumed the CISO role in an acting capacity at the time of the report.

The seat stayed open until August, when ANZ appointed Sandro Bucchianeri from National Australia Bank.

According to iTnews, Milosavljevic revealed earlier this month that she had retired from full-time work, and the publication has since confirmed she has left ANZ. The company said at her appointment that Milosavljevic would report to Gerard Florian, its Group Executive Technology and Group Services. According to the release, Milosavljevic was to commence at ANZ on Monday 28 August 2023. Lynwen Connick, who had held the Chief Information Security Officer post at ANZ for six years and was set to retire in October, was her predecessor, the company said.

Before joining ANZ, the company says, Milosavljevic came from the Australian Government, where she built data and AI capabilities as the Department of Defence's first Chief Data Integration Officer. Earlier, according to the release, she held the roles of Chief Data Officer and CISO at Services Australia. She set up a new whole-of-government function responsible for cyber security as the first Government CISO at the New South Wales Government, the company says. iTnews reports that Milosavljevic previously served as CISO for AUSTRAC as well as for the NSW government. iTnews says Milosavljevic was perhaps better known for her time in state and federal government, although her past three years were spent in the private sector.

Milosavljevic has worked in many sectors, spanning the banking and financial sector, whole of government transformation, national security and R&D commercialisation, iTnews reports.