Becoming a part-time student at one of the most prestigious universities in the world isn’t something ANZ banker Ramesh Subramaniam would have even imagined three months ago.
The fact was that he was already fully immersed in a busy corporate life in international banking. However, it was part of his career development that made him decide to apply to OxfordUniversity to do a postgraduate course.
“I applied to Oxford University’s business school back in September,” says Ramesh. “I know how tough the selection process is, so I considered it a long-shot.”
“When I received my acceptance, I had to pinch myself. OxfordUniversity has a world-class reputation for academic excellence and to represent ANZ and New Zealand there will be an honour and privilege"
Ramesh will be studying towards a 1-year diploma in Financial Strategy, alongside his work at ANZ, commencing in January 2013.
Ramesh is presently Head of South Asia for ANZ New Zealand's International Banking Services (IBS) team, which primarily focuses on the banking needs of migrants from India,Philippines and other South East Asian countries.
For those looking to move to New Zealand to study, work or to make it their new home, ANZ's migrant team has established a pre-arrival account set-up service to make banking here easy and hassle-free. Pre-arrival accounts are set up within 24-48 hours to receive credit funds and when migrants arrive in the country, ANZ will complete the bank identification process, giving them access to more than 300 branches and more than 700 ATMs nationwide.
ANZ has been a strong supporter of the Indian community for many years and recently sponsored a series of Diwali festivals in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. The IBS team also has long-standing partnerships with corporates, public institutions and immigration agents here and offshore to help new migrants and students settle into their new environment quickly.
“From multilingual branch staff to market-leading mortgage rates, ANZ has a wide range of initiatives to help migrants with their banking requirements”. Ramesh is confident that the strategic decision-making skills acquired at Oxford in 2013 will generate further ideas to create value for ANZ’s customers in future.
ANZ’s International Banking Services team can be contacted on+64 9 2522947 or ibs@anz.co.nz