ANZ Bank New Zealand Ltd. appointed Antonia Watson managing director for retail and business banking.

Watson has served as CFO of ANZ Bank New Zealand for the past four years. She replaces John Body, who has been the bank's managing director for retail, business banking and wealth. Body is on extended leave because of illness, the bank said Dec. 16.

The bank said it will name a new CFO and managing director for the wealth business in the coming weeks.

ANZ Bank New Zealand is a unit of Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.