Brian Hartzer

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Brian Charles Hartzer
Born1967
NationalityUS
Australian
CitizenshipUSA
Australia
Education Choate Rosemary Hall
Princeton University
Alma mater Princeton University
Occupation(s)Chairman, BeforePay
ChildrenBen Hartzer
Parent(s)James Robert Hartzer
Toni Hartzer Worth
RelativesBill 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]

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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] [11]

Hartzer joined Ulster Bank as CEO UK Retail and Wealth Management in 2009. [8]

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

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References

  1. Pash, Chris (13 November 2014). "How Brian Hartzer Lined Himself Up For The Top Job At Westpac". Business Insider Australia . Archived from the original on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  2. Baird, Lucas (12 December 2023). "Hartzer joins Woolworths' Quantium Health as CEO". Australian Financial Review . Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Former Westpac CEO Brian Hartzer named chairman of fintech Beforepay" . Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Brian Hartzer returns to chair buy now, pay later start-up before IPO" . Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  5. Somasundaram, Narayanan (12 November 2014). "Hartzer to Become Westpac CEO in February as Kelly Exits". Bloomberg News . Archived from the original on 10 July 2015.
  6. 1 2 Witkowski, Wallace. "Westpac Banking names Peter King CEO for next two years". MarketWatch . Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  7. 1 2 3 Pash, Chris (13 November 2014). "How Brian Hartzer Lined Himself Up For The Top Job At Westpac". Business Insider Australia. Archived from the original on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  8. 1 2 "Ex-ANZ executive Hartzer to join RBS". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 May 2009. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  9. "An ignominious end for Hartzer". Australian Financial Review. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  10. "Brian Hartzer quits ANZ sparking management concerns". News.com.au . 4 May 2009. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  11. 1 2 "Westpac names Brian Hartzer new CEO". Australian Financial Review. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  12. Murdoch, Scott; Kaye, Byron (12 December 2019). "Shareholders lash Australia's Westpac over money laundering bombshell". Reuters . Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  13. "Top bank CEO in Australia steps down over money laundering scandal". CNN News . Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  14. "Westpac bank chief quits amid money laundering scandal". BBC News . Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  15. "Former Westpac CEO Hartzer takes the chair at BeforePay" . Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  16. "Brian Hartzer to Release Leadership Book" . Retrieved 23 March 2021.
Business positions
Preceded by Chief Executive Officer of Westpac
2015 2019
Succeeded by
Peter King