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ERG Appoints New Non-Executive Director
ERG Group today announced it has appointed Mr David Boyles as a Non-Executive Director.

Mr Boyles recently retired as the Chief Operations Officer for the ANZ Bank where he was responsible for Technology, Payments, Property, Strategic Sourcing and other Shared Services. He joined ANZ in January 1998 as Chief Information Officer.

ERG Chairman, Mr Tony Shepherd, said: “We are delighted that David has accepted a position on the Board of ERG. We have had commercial dealings with David over a number of years and always held him in the highest regard.”

We expect his depth of experience in the smart card sector will add considerable value to our Board. His market intelligence and technology background is an excellent complement to the financial and project skills we currently have on the Board.
David’s location in Melbourne is also helpful, given that Melbourne is one of our most significant long-term operations and maintenance contracts via the OneLink consortium.”

Before joining ANZ, Mr Boyles worked for American Express for seven years. His most recent position was Senior Vice President, eCommerce. In this role, he was responsible for state-of-the-art online services and emerging technologies including smart cards. He also managed a New Business Ventures unit that developed new products and new businesses in travel services, telecommunications, incentive cards, and multi-application smart cards.

Prior to joining American Express, Mr Boyles held senior management positions at Downey Financial (EVP & Chief Operating Officer) and Bank of America (Senior Vice President, Consumer Markets).
Mr Boyles holds an MBA from Washington State University and an MA and BA in Psychology from the University of Northern Colorado.