Westpac Brian Hartzer scandal: Twitter abuzz with departing CEO’s ‘Prince Andrew Interview’ moment

Westpac is dominating the Twittersphere for all the wrong reasons as leaked quotes see embattled Brian Hartzer out.

One of the many tweets in the wake of Hartzer stepping down. Source: Twitter

Embattled Westpac is dominating social media platform Twitter on Tuesday morning, with its departing chief executive Brian Hartzer the number one topic.
The name of failed energy company Enron was in third spot locally on Twitter, which is usually dominated by celebrities, after The Australian reported that Mr Hartzer told his executives on Monday that the bank's pedophile money scandal was "not an Enron or Lehman Brothers".

The latter was a US bank that collapsed during the global financial crisis in 2008.
Mr Hartzer also told executives that mainstream Australia was not overly concerned so "we don't need to overcook this".

I think these comments (reported in the @Australian) will go down as Brian Hartzer’s ‘Prince Andrew Interview’ moment. @BreakfastNews pic.twitter.com/bjrerRScok

— Michael Rowland (@mjrowland68) November 25, 2019

Twitter is awash with news posts and comments about Mr Hartzer and Westpac.
Michael Rowland, co-host of ABC News Breakfast, said the comments "will go down as Brian Hartzer's 'Prince Andrew Interview' moment".

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Mr Hartzer will step down on December 2, and receive $2.69 million in lieu of 12 months notice but won't receive any bonuses, according to Westpac.

Another of the Tweets in the wake of the Hartzer departure. Picture: Twitter