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Brian Hartzer's Practical Guide to Image Rehabilitation

The former Westpac chief is – of course – writing a book. This one isn't a memoir, though.

Myriam Robin and Michael Roddan

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It’s been almost a year since Brian Hartzer abruptly stepped down as Westpac CEO, amid a blaze of opprobrium triggered by AUSTRAC’s claim the bank had breached money-laundering legislation about 23 million times.

Hartzer, whose wife Georgiana this month purchased a $6.5 million Paddington terrace, had always sold himself as a fairly new-age, inspirational kind of guy. A 21st-century banker, who headed an institution that (supposedly) led the field on every ESG measure. But by the end, he was telling staff that at least Westpac was “no Enron”. A rather ill-advised comparison which, once leaked, helped seal his fate.

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Myriam Robin is a senior writer based in the Melbourne newsroom. She has previously been a Rear Window columnist and editor, and before that reported on financial markets and media. Connect with Myriam on Twitter. Email Myriam at myriam.robin@afr.com
Michael Roddan is a Walkley Award-winning national correspondent based in Sydney. He is a former business and economics reporter for The Australian. Connect with Michael on Twitter. Email Michael at m.roddan@afr.com

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