Z ); ▁ ▁AN Z ▁Group ▁acquired ▁B N Z ’ s ▁operations ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁after ▁ 1 1 4 ▁years ▁of ▁Bank ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ▁ownership . ▁ ▁AN Z ’ s ▁own ▁entry ▁into ▁the ▁Pacific ▁region ▁dates ▁back ▁to ▁ 1 6 ▁December ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁when ▁the ▁Union ▁Bank ▁of ▁Australia ▁( est . 1 8 3 7 ) ▁opened ▁a ▁branch ▁in ▁the ▁old ▁capital ▁of ▁F iji , ▁Lev uka . ▁However , ▁the ▁bank ▁closed ▁the ▁branch ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 5 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁Union ▁Bank ’ s ▁successor , ▁AN Z , ▁returned ▁to ▁F iji ▁with ▁a ▁representative ▁office ▁that ▁it ▁upgrad ed ▁to ▁a ▁branch . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁AN Z ▁acquired ▁Bar cl ays ▁Bank ’ s ▁operations , ▁which ▁Bar cl ays ▁had ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁AN Z ▁bought ▁Bank ▁of ▁Hawai i ’ s ▁Bank oh ▁subs idi ary , ▁which ▁had ▁three ▁branches ▁throughout ▁F iji . ▁Bank oh ▁had ▁entered ▁the ▁F ij ian ▁bank ing ▁market ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁AN Z ▁F iji ▁appointed ▁Sa ud ▁Abd ul ▁Min am ▁as ▁CE O ▁of ▁AN Z ▁F iji . ▁Pre viously , ▁Sa ud ▁Abd ul ▁Min am ▁served ▁as ▁Head ▁of ▁Com mer cial , ▁Pacific