Brian Hartzer Explained
Brian Charles Hartzer |
Birth Date: | 1967 |
Birth Place: | New York City |
Nationality: | US Australian |
Citizenship: | USA Australia |
Education: | Choate Rosemary Hall Princeton University |
Alma Mater: | Princeton University |
Occupation: | Chairman, BeforePay |
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Children: | Ben Hartzer |
Parents: | James Robert Hartzer Toni Hartzer Worth |
Relatives: | Bill Hartzer Carolyn Hartzer |
Brian Hartzer (born 1967)[1] is the CEO of Quantium Health[2] and is an Australian business executive who is the Chairman of BeforePay.[3] [4] Previously he was the managing director and chief executive officer of Westpac from 2014 to 2020.[5] [6]
Education
Brian Hartzer graduated from Princeton University.[7]
Banking career
Hartzer began his career as a consultant at First Manhattan Consulting Group (FMCG), working in New York, San Francisco and Melbourne. Hartzer concluded his time at FMCG as a Vice President (Partner).[7] [8]
After FMCG, Hartzer worked at ANZ Bank, 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.[7] [9] [10]
Hartzer joined Ulster Bank as CEO UK Retail and Wealth Management in 2009.
After twp years with Ulster Bank, Hartzer returned to Australia. In November 2014, he was announced as the CEO to succeed Gail Kelly as CEO, Australian Financial Services, at Westpac in February 2015.[11] 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.[12] [13] [14] Peter King was appointed to replace him.[6]
In July 2021, Hartzer was named Chairman of BeforePay.[3] [4] [15]
Publishing history
Books
- The Leadership Star: A Practical Guide to Building Engagement [16]
Notes and References
- News: How Brian Hartzer Lined Himself Up For The Top Job At Westpac. https://web.archive.org/web/20141115184553/http://www.businessinsider.com.au/how-brian-hartzer-lined-himself-up-for-the-top-job-at-westpac-2014-11. dead. 15 November 2014. Pash. Chris. 2014-11-13. Business Insider Australia. 2016-11-07.
- News: Hartzer joins Woolworths’ Quantium Health as CEO. Baird. Lucas. 2023-12-12. Australian Financial Review. 2023-12-12.
- News: Former Westpac CEO Brian Hartzer named chairman of fintech Beforepay. 13 July 2021.
- News: Brian Hartzer returns to chair buy now, pay later start-up before IPO. 13 July 2021.
- Web site: Hartzer to Become Westpac CEO in February as Kelly Exits. Somasundaram. Narayanan. 12 November 2014. Bloomberg News. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150710055210/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-11-12/westpac-names-brian-hartzer-as-new-ceo-as-gail-kelly-to-retire . 2015-07-10 .
- Web site: Westpac Banking names Peter King CEO for next two years. Witkowski. Wallace. MarketWatch. en-US. 2020-05-21.
- Web site: How Brian Hartzer Lined Himself Up For The Top Job At Westpac. https://web.archive.org/web/20141115184553/http://www.businessinsider.com.au/how-brian-hartzer-lined-himself-up-for-the-top-job-at-westpac-2014-11. dead. 15 November 2014. Pash. Chris. 2014-11-13. Business Insider Australia. en. 2020-05-21.
- Web site: Ex-ANZ executive Hartzer to join RBS. 2009-05-07. The Sydney Morning Herald. en. 2020-05-21.
- Web site: An ignominious end for Hartzer. 2019-11-25. Australian Financial Review. en. 2020-05-21.
- Web site: Brian Hartzer quits ANZ sparking management concerns. 2009-05-04. News.com.au. en. 2020-05-21.
- News: Westpac names Brian Hartzer new CEO. 1 January 2018. Australian Financial Review. 13 November 2014.
- News: Shareholders lash Australia's Westpac over money laundering bombshell. Murdoch. Scott. 2019-12-12. Reuters. 2019-12-12. live. https://archive.today/20191213005426/https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-westpac-shareholders/australias-westpac-shattered-over-money-laundering-bombshell-idUKKBN1YG0BY. 2019-12-13. Kaye. Byron. en.
- News: Top bank CEO in Australia steps down over money laundering scandal. 27 November 2019. CNN News.
- News: Westpac bank chief quits amid money laundering scandal. 27 November 2019. BBC News.
- News: Former Westpac CEO Hartzer takes the chair at BeforePay. 14 July 2021.
- News: Brian Hartzer to Release Leadership Book. 23 March 2021.