Lindsay Maxsted

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Lindsay Maxsted is an Australian businessman. [1] [2] [3] He served as the chairman of the board of Westpac. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Biography

Maxsted was born and raised in Geelong, Victoria. [7]

From July 1984 to February 2008, he was a partner of KPMG Australia and, from January 2001 to December 2007, was its CEO. [1] [3] [4] [5] [6]

He joined the board of directors of Westpac in 2008 and has been its chairman since 2011. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] He has also served on the boards of directors of Transurban and BHP. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [8]

He served on the board of the Victorian Public Transport Corporation from December 1995 to 1997, and was its chairman until 2001. [4] He serves on the board of trustees of Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute. [1] [4] [5]

In 2008, Maxsted joined the Westpac board and in 2011 he became chairman. [9]

In November 2019, Maxsted announced that he was stepping down as Westpac's chairman. [10]

In January 2020, Maxsted announced that he would not seek re-election for director of BHP. [11]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 Marc Moncrief, Power and the passion play across the boards, The Age , 18 August 2012
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Lindsay Maxsted". The Australian. 7 February 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Board of Directors". Westpac . Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Transurban Group Board of Directors Archived 6 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  6. 1 2 3 John Durie, New Westpac chairman Lindsay Maxsted must wind back board positions, The Australian , 11 May 2011
  7. Cornell, Andrew (February 2011). "Changing of the guard" (PDF). Australian Financial Review Magazine.
  8. "Image Gallery". BHP . Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  9. Khadem, Nassim (26 November 2019). "Westpac's nightmare has been made worse by its highly paid bosses engaging in a charade". ABC News . Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  10. Stewart, Robb M. (25 November 2019). "Westpac Banking CEO and Chairman Depart Amid Money-Laundering Probe". Wall Street Journal . ISSN   0099-9660 . Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  11. Grieve, Charlotte (14 January 2020). "BHP says Westpac chair Lindsay Maxsted to leave its board". Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 16 April 2020.
Business positions
Preceded by Chairman of Westpac
2011 2020
Succeeded by