THE Note couldn’t help but notice that the Bank of Western Australia put out a media release on Friday announcing it had appointed a new head of retail products and marketing, but said it would not name this person, "due to existing business commitments". BankWest said this person "has come from outside BankWest" and would start work in January 2006. There’s no clue as to whether this person is from another retail bank, or from another industry altogether. The bank said Stephen Kane, head of business development in the retail division, would act as head of retail until then. The incumbent, Dave Hunt, is returning to HBOS in Britain.