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Rob Jesudason

Rob Jesudason

Rob Jesudason is a business executive.

He is currently the Group President at Block.one, an open source software publisher specializing in high-performance blockchain technologies; this includes its first project, EOS.IO.

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Early Life & Education

In 1994, Jesudason graduated from Aston University in Birmingham, England.

He graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Managerial and Administrative Studies.

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Career

After attending university, Rob Jesudason worked as an associate for several different multinational firms.

He spent the first four years at GE Capital, followed by four years at McKinsey & Co. [0]After that, he accepted a position at Barclays working as their Global Head of Corporate Development.

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After spending the first 12 years of his career in London, Jesudason moved to Hong Kong to work for JPMorgan.

He was the Managing Director of their special situations group in Asia.

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In October 2007, Credit Suisse hired Rob Jesudason to head their financial group in Asia.

[5]While working for them, he also headed their global emerging markets FIG, where he was responsible for the Financial Institutions coverage teams across Asia Pacific, Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East & Africa, and Latin America; and also advised CBA on its acquisition of Bankwest in 2008.

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In December 2011, Jesudason accepted the non-executive directorial position at ASB Bank, New Zealand's arm of Commonwealth Bank Of Australia.

[0]He was responsible for the group strategy and M&A teams in Sydney.

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In November 2014, Jesudason resigned from that position [6]and became the Group Executive for International Financial Services (based on Hong Kong).

[6]In this role, he was responsible for managing the Group’s offshore growth in retail, as well as their and commercial banking; e-banking; and life insurance in China, India, Indonesia, Vietnam, and South Africa.

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In June 2017, he moved back to Sydney and became the Commonwealth Bank's Chief Financial Officer.

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In June 2018, Rob Jesudason became Group President of Block.one.

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Personal Life

Jesudason is married with two daughters.

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References

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Citation Linklinkedin.comRob Jesudason on LinkedIn
Aug 3, 2018, 3:23 AM
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Citation Linkcrunchbase.comRob Jesudason on CrunchBase
Aug 3, 2018, 3:24 AM
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Citation Linkblock.one" Commonwealth Bank CFO Rob Jesudason to lead Block.one as Group President and Chief Operating Officer" (published on May 14, 2018)
Aug 3, 2018, 3:25 AM
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Citation Linktheguardian.com"Commonwealth Bank's chief financial officer resigns after less than a year" (via The Guardian, published on May 13, 2018)
Aug 3, 2018, 3:26 AM
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Citation Linkbloomberg.comRob Jesudason's Bloombergprofile
Aug 3, 2018, 3:43 AM
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Citation Linklivemint.com"Credit Suisse hires Rob Jesudason to head Asia financial group"
Aug 3, 2018, 3:43 AM
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Citation Linknbr.co.nz"ASB director Robert Jesudason resigns"
Aug 3, 2018, 3:48 AM
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Citation Linkyoutube.comKPMG Innovation Series 2016 - Rob Jesudason, Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Aug 3, 2018, 3:49 AM
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Citation Linkyoutube.comRob Jesudason highlights the Commnowealth Bank of Australia's financial results for the first half of 2018
Aug 3, 2018, 3:50 AM
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Citation Linkyoutube.comRob Jesudason discusses some of the challenges regulators must face in managing the introduction of innovation/disruptions in the financial system
Aug 3, 2018, 3:51 AM
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Citation Linkwww.smh.com.au"CBA chief financial officer Rob Jesudason quits"
Aug 3, 2018, 4:05 AM
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comKPMG Innovation Series 2016 - Rob Jesudason, Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Aug 3, 2018, 3:49 AM
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comRob Jesudason highlights the Commnowealth Bank of Australia's financial results for the first half of 2018
Aug 3, 2018, 3:50 AM
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.com
Rob Jesudason discusses some of the challenges regulators must face in managing the introduction of innovation/disruptions in the financial system
Aug 3, 2018, 3:51 AM