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A masterclass in building a company from slide deck to 'unicorn' from the co-founders of the first commercial bank listed in Australia in 25 years.
Disillusioned with the four big Australian banks' culture and strategy, finance industry veterans Joseph Healy and David Hornery set out to disrupt and improve the banking sector. Judo Bank was launched in 2016 and listed on the Australian stock market in 2021: proof that, just as in judo, the smaller, weaker party can overpower a bigger, stronger opponent through the efficient use of energy and better strategy.
About the author
Joseph is a 35-plus-year career banker with a broad background across most aspects of banking. He started his career at Lloyds Bank in London, followed by a long stint at Citibank (mainly in London) and then Canadian bank CIBC World Markets. He joined ANZ Bank in 1998 and National Australia Bank (NAB) in late 2006, leaving in late 2014. He then took a year sabbatical at a university in Ningbo, China, during which time he started working with David on what today is Judo Bank. He is the author of three books: Corporate Governance and Shareholder Wealth Creation (2003), Chinese Firms Going Global: Can They Succeed? (2018) and Breaking the Banks (2019).
