Aug 16 (Reuters) - Westpac Banking Corp WBC.AX :
* WESTPAC CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER TO RETIRE-WBC.AX
* WESTPAC GROUP CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER , DAVE CURRAN, HAS DECIDED TO RETIRE FROM WESTPAC AT END OF JANUARY 2019
* CRAIG BRIGHT HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS CIO, WESTPAC GROUP
* CURRAN WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH WESTPAC IN A VARIETY OF WAYS, INCLUDING REMAINING ON BOARD OF WESTPAC BICENTENNIAL FOUNDATION