The Reserve Bank of New Zealand announced that Assistant Governor and General Manager Information, Data and Analytics Kate Kolich will leave the central bank at the end of March 2025 to explore other career options in the digital, data and governance field. Assistant Governor and General Manager Finance and Commercial Operations Greg Smith will step in as Acting General Manager Information, Data and Analytics on an interim basis. RBNZ noted Kolich’s three-year tenure and credited her with playing a key role within the executive leadership team, including delivering transformational change in data and insights and modernising the bank’s information, data and analytics platforms and processes.