Appointment of Andy Maguire to the Westpac Board
ASX
Release
14 May 2024
Appointment of Andy Maguire to the Westpac Board
Westpac Banking Corporation (Westpac) has today announced the appointment of Andy
Maguire as an independent Non-executive Director. Mr Maguire is expected to join the
Board in mid July 2024, following the completion of regulatory and Australian visa
requirements.
Westpac Chairman, Steven Gregg, welcomed Mr Maguire’s appointment saying, “Andy is
a highly respected global leader in digital transformation. His deep experience in
technology infrastructure in the banking sector will further strengthen the Board and
complement the skills of existing Directors. In particular, Andy’s capabilities will be a
valuable asset for Westpac as we execute our technology simplification through the
UNITE program.”
About Andy Maguire
Mr Maguire has more than 35 years’ experience in financial services and began his career
in banking at Lloyds Banking Group. From 2014 to 2020 he was Group Chief Operating
Officer at HSBC Holdings plc with responsibility for operations, technology, real estate,
change and transformation and operational resilience.
Previously he spent 16 years with the Boston Consulting Group, where he became
Managing Partner of the London office covering the UK and Ireland, and a member of the
firm’s global executive committee, as well as formerly serving as Global Head of Retail
Banking.
Mr Maguire is currently Chairman of UK banking software fintech Thought Machine
Group. He is also an independent Non-executive Director of AIB Group plc, a financial
services group operating predominately in the Republic of Ireland and the UK. Mr Maguire
previously held Chair positions with RegTech compliance company Napier AI and IT
service management provider CX Holdings (Cennox Group).
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