Westpac announces changes Westpac group chairman Lindsay Maxsted has announced a number of executive and board changes in the wake of the AUSTRAC Statement of Claim. Group CEO Brian Hartzer will be stepping down as CEO with the current CFO Peter King taking over as acting CEO, effective Monday 2 December. Current COO Garry Thursby will act as CFO. Maxsted also confirmed he will bring forward his retirement as chairman to the first half of 2020, and announced that long-standing director, Ewen Crouch has decided not to seek re-election at the upcoming AGM. Vale David Smith The industry was saddened...