New exec team for WBC
Westpac chief executive officer, Gail Kelly, said that the new Westpac Group
and its leadership team will officially commence on 1 December 2008.
Of particular note is the addition of Greg Bartlett to the Westpac executive
group. Bartlett will become the only member of the executive team to
specifically manage a St George business unit.
Bartlett will become the Chief Executive of St George’s Retail and Business
Bank. Bartlett has been with St George for over 25 years and was a member of its
executive team for 17 years.
Kelly said that he was uniquely placed to lead the St George Retail and Business
Bank, given his in-depth knowledge of its people, customers and culture.
Also, a number of St George group executives will take up senior executive
positions in the combined group. These include Rob Chapman remaining as Managing
Director, BankSA and Greg Targett moving from CRO to deputy CRO at the combined
bank.
St George executives Michael Cameron, chief financial officer and Les Matheson,
group executive, Retail Bank, have decided to leave the organisation, effective
1 December 2008.
The new Westpac executive team will comprise of:
- Greg Bartlett, Chief Executive, St George, Retail and Business Bank
- Peter Hanlon, Group Executive, Westpac Retail and Business Banking
- Peter Clare, Group Executive, Product and Operations
- Phil Chronican, Group Executive, Institutional Banking
- Rob Coombe, Chief Executive, BT Financial Group
- Bruce McLachlan, Acting Chief Executive, Westpac New Zealand
- Brad Cooper, Group Chief Transformation Officer
- Rob Whitfield, Group Executive, Risk Management
- Phil Coffey, Chief Financial Officer
- Bob McKinnon, Group Executive, Technology
- Ilana Atlas, Group Executive, People
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