Brian Hartzer

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Brian Charles Hartzer
Born1967
New York, New York
NationalityUS
Australian
CitizenshipUSA
Australia
EducationChoate Rosemary Hall
Princeton University
Alma materPrinceton University
OccupationChairman, BeforePay
Parent(s)James Robert Hartzer
Toni Hartzer Worth
RelativesBill Hartzer
Carolyn Hartzer

Brian Hartzer (born 1967)[1] is an Australian business executive who is the Chairman of BeforePay.[2][3] Previously he was the Managing Director and CEO of Westpac from 2014 to 2020.[4][5]

Education[]

Brian Hartzer graduated from Princeton University.[6]

Banking career[]

Hartzer began his career as a consultant at First Manhattan Consulting Group (FMCG), working in New York, San Francisco and Melbourne Australia. Hartzer concluded his time at FMCG as a Vice President (Partner).[6][7]

After FMCG, Hartzer worked at Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ), in several roles including running the credit card business, the retail banking operations and managing director of the consumer finance division and CEO of the Australia division.[6][8][9][10]

Hartzer joined Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) Group's Ulster Bank as CEO UK Retail and Wealth Management in 2009.[7]

After 2 years with RBS, Hartzer returned to Australia. In November 2014, he was announced as the CEO to succeed Gail Kelly as CEO, Australian Financial Services, at Westpac Group in February 2015.[10] Hartzer stepped down as Chief Executive Officer in November 2019 after claims made by AUSTRAC alleged the bank was involved in money laundering, child exploitation and other banking violations.[11][12][13] Peter King was appointed to replace him.[5]

In July 2021, Hartzer was named Chairman of BeforePay. [14] [15] [16]

Publishing history[]

Books[]

  • The Leadership Star: A Practical Guide to Building Engagement ISBN 978-0730390831 [17]

References[]

  1. ^ Pash, Chris (2014-11-13). "How Brian Hartzer Lined Himself Up For The Top Job At Westpac". Business Insider Australia. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  2. ^ "Former Westpac CEO Brian Hartzer named chairman of fintech Beforepay". Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Brian Hartzer returns to chair buy now, pay later start-up before IPO". Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  4. ^ Somasundaram, Narayanan (12 November 2014). "Hartzer to Become Westpac CEO in February as Kelly Exits". Bloomberg.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Witkowski, Wallace. "Westpac Banking names Peter King CEO for next two years". MarketWatch. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c Pash, Chris (2014-11-13). "How Brian Hartzer Lined Himself Up For The Top Job At Westpac". Business Insider Australia. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "Ex-ANZ executive Hartzer to join RBS". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2009-05-07. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  8. ^ "An ignominious end for Hartzer". Australian Financial Review. 2019-11-25. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  9. ^ "Brian Hartzer quits ANZ sparking management concerns". NewsComAu. 2009-05-04. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b "Westpac names Brian Hartzer new CEO". Financial Review. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  11. ^ Murdoch, Scott; Kaye, Byron (2019-12-12). "Shareholders lash Australia's Westpac over money laundering bombshell". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2019-12-13. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  12. ^ "Top bank CEO in Australia steps down over money laundering scandal". CNN. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  13. ^ "Westpac bank chief quits amid money laundering scandal". BBC. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  14. ^ "Former Westpac CEO Brian Hartzer named chairman of fintech Beforepay". Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  15. ^ "Brian Hartzer returns to chair buy now, pay later start-up before IPO". Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  16. ^ "Former Westpac CEO Hartzer takes the chair at BeforePay". Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  17. ^ "Brian Hartzer to Release Leadership Book". Retrieved 23 March 2021.
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