Australia and New Zealand Banking Group has handed the role to a familiar face.

ANZ has appointed Katharine Tapley as head of sustainable finance solutions, based in Sydney.

Tapley, who joined ANZ in 2001, has been a senior member of the sustainable finance solutions team since its formation in 2014, serving as acting head since June 2016.

She is also a board member of the Carbon Market Institute, advisory panel member for the Australia-Indonesia Centre's urban water cluster research project.

“Since joining the SFS team, Katharine has made a strong contribution with her depth of knowledge across various sustainable asset classes and her extensive transactional experience,” said Christina Tomkin, managing director, loans and specialised finance.

This publication has contacted ANZ for confirmation on whether Tapley replaced someone in the role on becoming acting head.