New board member announced for Rabobank New Zealand

Rabobank New Zealand Limited has announced Angelique Meddeler, Rabobank’s global Chief Compliance Officer, has joined its board, effective August 5, 2024.

Announcing the new appointment, Rabobank New Zealand chair Chris Black said Ms Meddeler’s extensive experience in international banking across a diverse range of roles – coupled with her strong knowledge of the “regulatory landscape” – made her an ideal fit for Rabobank’s New Zealand board.

Ms Meddeler, who is based in Utrecht in the Netherlands, has 30 years’ experience in global retail and wholesale banking and joined Rabobank in December 2021 in the role of Chief Compliance Officer.

She had previously spent more than 25 years with ING Bank, serving in a wide range of roles including Global FEC/AML (Financial Economic Crime/Anti-Money Laundering) Lead for ING Retail and Wholesale worldwide, Global Head Client Services Wholesale Banking, Head of International Business Clients and Head of Marketing Retail/Business Clients.

Angelique Meddeler

Angelique Meddeler

Part of the global cooperative Rabobank Group, the world’s leading specialist food and agribusiness bank, Rabobank New Zealand is one of the country’s leading agricultural banks and a major provider of corporate and business banking services to the food and agribusiness sectors. It also operates online retail savings and deposits business Rabobank Online Savings.

In addition to chair Chris Black, Ms Meddeler joins other directors of Rabobank New Zealand – Tim Deane, Brent Goldsack, Geerten Battjes and Rabobank Regional Manager for Australia & New Zealand, Mark Wiessing.