CompaniesChanticleerPrint articleChanticleerWestpac gets the protest vote it deservesThe bank’s chairman, John McFarlane, tried empathy and pragmatism at its annual general meeting, but that didn’t calm unimpressed investors.Dec 16, 2021 – 5.00amSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginPatience. Endurance. Fortitude. Empathy. Pragmatism.Westpac’s annual general meeting may have been held virtually on Wednesday, but chairman John McFarlane needed all these characteristics as he faced shareholders who ranged from unimpressed to downright angry, both with Westpac’s financial performance and its climate change policy.Loading...James Thomson is senior Chanticleer columnist based in Melbourne. He was the Companies editor and editor of BRW Magazine. Connect with James on Twitter. Email James at j.thomson@afr.comSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreChanticleerBanking productsOpinionAGM seasonWestpac Banking CorporationJohn McFarlaneLatest In Financial servicesFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In ChanticleerThe Australian Financial Review Magazine‘We don’t want to die wondering’: Jo Horgan on Mecca’s biggest bet yetLauren SamsThis Brisbane restaurant deserves a Michelin starHow Ozempic and other GLP-1s are transforming much more than just waistlinesBOSS Financial ReviewSPC chief’s battle to remake the household brandPatrick DurkinThe hottest new C-suite position is head of AIThe CEO who calls email the least productive productivity hackLife & LeisureEcovacs’ Deebot X8 Pro does a stellar job cleaning, until it doesn’tJohn DavidsonOne of Australia’s newest vineyards has been 150 years in the makingThe mission: instant relaxation. Can this Greek island resort deliver?Rich ListWealthy silk Allan Myers puts Western District run on the marketNick LenaghanProperty billionaire Nick Andrianakos dies in GreeceCannon-Brookes describes ‘deep internal conflict’ over his private jet
