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Our directors
JOHN CURTIS
BA, LLB (Hons.). Age 58
Term of Office: Re-appointed Director and Chairman of St.George Bank - A Division of Westpac Banking Corporation on 1 December 2008.
Appointed Director and Deputy Chairman of Westpac Banking Corporation on 1 December 2008.
Independent: Yes
Current Directorships: Chairman of Allianz Australia Limited, Chairman of Merrill Lynch Australia Advisory Board and member of the Merrill Lynch Inc. International Advisory Council, Chairman of the University of Technology Sydney Faculty of Businesses Executive Council and Board member of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.
Other Westpac related entities Directorships: Nil.
Skills, experience and expertise: For the past 21 years John has been a professional company director and has been Chairman and Director of a wide variety of public companies, government entities and foreign corporations. In more recent times he has been largely involved in the financial services sector with his current appointments as set out above and former appointments including Perpetual Limited and First Data Corporation in Australia. Prior to 1987 John was a main board director of Wormald International Limited and was responsible for its operations in Australia, Europe, Asia and the Americas. During part of that time he was Chairman of the National Building and Construction Council, the peak industry body.
St George Board Committee membership: Member of the Audit Committee.
Westpac Board Committee membership: Member of each of the Audit, Risk Management and Remuneration Committees.
Directorships of other listed entities over the past 3 years: St.George Bank Limited.
GAIL KELLY
Dip. ED, BA, MBA, Doctor of Bus (Charles Sturt University). Age 51
Term of Office: Appointed Director of St.George Bank - A Division of Westpac Banking Corporation on 1 December 2008.
Appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") of Westpac Banking Corporation on 1 February 2008.
Independent: No
Current Directorships: Director of Melbourne Business School Limited.
Other Westpac related entities Directorships: Director of Westpac New Zealand Limited.
Skills, experience and expertise: Gail served as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of St.George Bank - A Division of Westpac Banking Corporation for five and a half years. Between October 1997 and December 2001, Gail was employed at the Commonwealth Bank as General Manager, Strategic Marketing, and later became Head of Customer Service and a member of the Bank's Executive Committee. Gail began her career at Nedcor Bank, one of the largest banks in South Africa, where she held various General Manager positions, including HR, cards and personal banking.
St George Committee membership: Nil.
Westpac Board Committee membership: Member of each of the Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability and Information Technology Committees.
Directorships of other listed entities over the past 3 years: St.George Bank - A Division of Westpac Banking Corporation
LINDSAY MAXSTED
DipBus (Gordon), FCA. Age 53
Term of Office: Appointed Director of St.George Bank - A Division of Westpac Banking Corporation on 1 December 2008.
Appointed Director of Westpac Banking Corporation on 1 March 2008.
Independent: Yes
Current Directorships: Director of Transurban Group (from 1 March 2008), Chairman of VicRacing Pty Ltd, Managing Director of Align Capital Pty Ltd, Director of Baker Heart Research Institute.
Other Westpac related entities Directorships: Nil.
Skills, experience and expertise: Lindsay was the CEO of KPMG from 1 January 2001 to 31 December 2007. Lindsay's principal area of practice prior to his becoming CEO was in the Corporate Recovery field managing a number of Australia's largest insolvency/workout/turnaround engagements. At the request of the Victoria State Government, Lindsay was on the Board of the Public Transport Corporation from December 1995 and was appointed its Chairman on 1 January 1997.
St George Board Committee membership: Chairman of the Audit Committee.
Westpac Board Committee membership: Chairman of the Audit Committee and member of each of the Risk Management and Nominations Committees.
Directorships of other listed entities over the past 3 years: Nil.
PETER HAWKINS
BCA (Hons.), FAICD, SSFin, FAIM ACA (NZ). Age 54
Term of Office: Re-appointed Director of St.George Bank - A Division of Westpac Banking Corporation on 1 December 2008.
Appointed Director of Westpac Banking Corporation on 1 December 2008.
Independent: Yes
Current Directorships: Director of Visa Inc., Mirvac Limited Group, Liberty Financial Pty Limited, Treasury Corporation of Victoria, Clayton Utz and the Camberwell Grammar School.
Other Westpac related entities Directorships: Director of St.George Bank - A Division of Westpac Banking Corporation.
Skills, experience and expertise: Peter's career in the banking and financial services industry spans over 36 years in Australia and overseas at both the highest levels of management and directorship of major organisations. Peter has held various senior management and directorship positions with Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited, from 1971 to 2005, and was also a director of BHP (NZ) Steel Limited from 1990 to 1991, ING Australia Limited from 2002 to 2005 and Esanda Finance Corporation from 2002 to 2005.
St George Board Committee membership: Member of the Audit Committee.
Westpac Board Committee membership: Member of each of the Audit, Risk Management and Information Technology Committees.
Directorships of other listed entities over the past 3 years: St.George Bank - A Division of Westpac Banking Corporation.
GREG BARTLETT
Advanced Business Management (Princeton University).Age 56
Term of Office: Appointed Director of St.George Bank - A Division of Westpac Banking Corporation on 1 December 2008.
Independent: No
Current Directorships: St.George Bank - A Division of Westpac Banking Corporation (Group)
Skills, experience and expertise: Greg was appointed Chief Executive St.George, Retail and Business Bank in December 2008. Greg has been with St.George for more than 25 years and was a member of St.George Executive Management Committee for over 18 years, lastly as Group Executive, Institutional and Business Bank which he transformed into a highly competitive business. Greg's previous roles at St.George included Group Treasurer and Chief General Manager, Group Treasury and Capital Markets, and he has more than three decades in the financial services industry.
Directorships of other listed entities over the past 3 years: Nil.
