The ANZ Group has appointed country heads for its Samoa and Vanuatu operations as it implements leadership changes across its Pacific business – reinforcing its commitment to strong, regionally connected leadership and long-term growth in the Pacific.
Terrence Low was appointed country head Samoa and Sucharu Tandon as country head Vanuatu.
ANZ regional executive Pacific Sarah Stubbings said the changes reflected the strength of ANZ’s leadership bench and its continued focus on building capability across the region.
“These appointments recognise two highly experienced leaders who have both delivered strong outcomes in complex environments and are deeply committed to the Pacific,” Ms Stubbings said in a statement.
“Terence and Sucharu bring complementary strengths and a strong understanding of our customers, our people and the communities we serve. Their appointments will further strengthen collaboration across our markets and support delivery of our Pacific strategy.
“These changes strengthen how we operate as a regional business, ensuring we have the right leadership structures in place to support our customers and continue building a well-managed, high-performing franchise across the Pacific.”
She said there would be a structured transition process to ensure continuity for customers, employees and stakeholders.
“It will be business as usual for our customers in Samoa and Vanuatu throughout this transition.
“The Pacific remains a core part of ANZ’s international network. We are focused on strengthening performance, maintaining strong risk and governance standards, and continuing to invest in the capability of our people and our business.”
The appointments come into effect in September later this year.
Sucharu Tandon
Mr Tandon is a senior banking executive and board director with more than 20 years of international experience across developed and emerging markets, including Australia, Samoa and India, and earlier career exposure to North America, the UK and Asia with JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America.
He is recognised for leading transformation, building strong stakeholder partnerships and delivering disciplined outcomes in complex, regulated environments.
He is currently Country Head Samoa, with regional responsibilities across the Cook Islands and Tonga, where he leads strategy, performance, risk and customer outcomes. Over the past three years, he has strengthened the Samoa business by improving performance discipline, deepening customer focus and building trusted relationships with government, regulators, customers and community partners.
He brings a collaborative leadership style and a global perspective grounded in respect for local cultures, with a focus on sustainable growth, financial wellbeing and digital innovation.
In his role as country head Vanuatu, Mr Tandon will assume expanded regional leadership across ANZ Pacific Retail and ANZ Kiribati, with the head of Retail pacific and country head of Kiribati reporting directly to him.
Terence Low
Mr Low is a highly experienced banking leader with more than 30 years of experience across the Pacific, including roles in Fiji, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and Vanuatu.
Over the past four years as country head Vanuatu, Mr Low has led a significant transformation of the business, positioning it for sustainable growth.
He also led ANZ’s response following the December 2024 Port Vila earthquake, swiftly restoring operations and leading ANZ’s recovery efforts on the ground.
Mr Low is known for his focus on operational discipline, strong team leadership and delivering outcomes in complex environments.
Sucharu Tandon. Picture: SUPPLIED
