John McFarlane
Westpac appoints Steven Gregg as new chairman
The Ampol chairman will start in Westpac’s top board position, continuing a technology transformation after the bank slimmed down under retiring chair John McFarlane.
- Millie Muroi
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- Executive shake-up
‘We can’t win’: Westpac chairman defends climate stance, flags exit
Westpac chairman John McFarlane defended the bank’s fossil fuel lending policies as he announced he would retire next year after a period of restructuring.
- Clancy Yeates
Westpac cops first strike on executive pay after ‘disappointing’ year
Frustrated Westpac shareholders have lashed out at the bank’s poor financial performance, hitting the lender with a first strike on executive pay at a feisty annual general meeting.
- Clancy Yeates
- Opinion
- Big four
The balance sheet banker: Why Peter King is best-placed to lead Westpac
The real challenge for Peter King and the other bank CEOs will be in dealing with the aftermath - navigating their way through a shell-shocked economy.
- Elizabeth Knight
- Opinion
- Big four
In McFarlane, Westpac picks boardroom troubleshooter par excellence
Westpac lucked out in its search for a successor to Lindsay Maxsted as chairman. The right man was in the right place at exactly the right time.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
Westpac's McFarlane wants banking thoroughbred for CEO
Incoming Westpac chairman John McFarlane has signalled he will seek out an experienced commercial banker to be the lender's next chief executive.
- Clancy Yeates
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