Executive team
Anthony Miller
LLB (Hons), BA
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
Anthony was appointed Westpac Group Chief Executive Officer in December 2024. Since joining the Westpac Group in 2020, Anthony has also held the roles of Chief Executive, Business and Wealth and Chief Executive, Westpac Institutional Bank.
Before joining Westpac Group, Anthony was CEO of Australia & New Zealand and Co-Head of Investment Bank, Asia Pacific at Deutsche Bank from 2017. Prior to Deutsche Bank, Anthony was a partner at Goldman Sachs based in Hong Kong within the investment banking division and previously held several roles at Goldman Sachs in Australia and New Zealand having joined the organisation in 2001. Before joining Goldman Sachs, Anthony worked at Credit Suisse.
Anthony holds a Bachelor of Law (Honours) from Queensland University of Technology, and Bachelor of Arts (Japanese Language, Modern Asian Studies) from Griffith University.
Scott Collary
BA, Humanities
Group Chief Information Officer
Scott Collary was appointed as the Group’s Chief Information Officer in August 2023. Prior to this, he held the role of Group Executive, Customer Services & Technology after joining Westpac as Chief Operating Officer in November 2020.
Scott has over 35 years’ global banking experience, with a breadth of expertise across technology, operations, risk mitigation and commercial functions.
Before joining Westpac, Scott was Chief Information & Operations Officer for North America Consumer Businesses at Bank of Montreal, Canada. Prior to that, Scott held senior executive positions at a number of multinational financial institutions including ANZ, Citibank, Fifth Third Bank and Bank of America.
Scott holds a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Maryland in the United States.
Shannon Finch
BA (Hons), LLB (Hons)
Group General Counsel
Shannon joined Westpac in November 2021 and leads Westpac’s legal function globally.
Shannon has nearly 30 years legal experience including with the Commonwealth Attorney General’s Department Corporations Law Simplification Unit, Mallesons Stephen Jaques (now King & Wood Mallesons) in Canberra, London and Sydney, including as head of the Sydney office, and as a senior partner of global corporate law firm Jones Day.
Shannon is a member of the Business Law Executive of the Law Council of Australia, and the Advisory Committee to the Australian Law Reform Commission’s Review of the Legislative Framework for Corporations and Financial Services Regulation.
Shannon has experience as a Non-executive Director, is a member of the AICD and Chief Executive Women, and is a Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia. Shannon has a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) and Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from the Australian National University.
Paul Fowler
LLB, BCom (Hons, Finance)
Chief Executive, Business & Wealth
Paul was appointed Chief Executive, Business & Wealth in May 2025. He is responsible for providing a range of banking and wealth services for customers across Business Banking, Private Wealth, BT and Westpac’s Pacific Banking operations.
Paul is an experienced leader in financial services with a career spanning more than 20 years in business and institutional banking, corporate finance and wealth management.
Prior to Westpac, Paul was Executive General Manager, Regional and Agribusiness Banking at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA). During his 10 years at CBA, he also served as CFO, Institutional Banking and Markets, and as Executive General Manager, Mergers & Acquisitions.
Paul has spent over a decade in investment banking with roles at Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, predominantly advising financial institutions in both Australia and offshore.
He holds a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Commerce (First Class Honours in Finance) from the University of New South Wales.
Peter Herbert
Chief Transformation Officer
Peter was appointed Chief Transformation Officer in March 2025 and has responsibility for transformation across the Group, including working across divisions and technology on the delivery of the business-led simplification program, UNITE.
Prior to this, Peter was the Acting Chief Executive, Business & Wealth responsible for providing a range of banking and wealth services for customers across Business Lending, Merchant Services, Private Wealth, Westpac’s Pacific banking business and BT.
Peter is a seasoned banking executive who joined Westpac in 2020 as the Chief Transformation Officer for Consumer and Business Banking, and the Chief Operating Officer, Business & Wealth.
Before joining Westpac, he had an extensive career at HSBC most recently as Chief Operating Officer, Asia Pacific, Retail Banking & Wealth Management.
Carolyn Hoy
Carolyn Hoy
BA (Hons), LLB (Hons)
Acting Group Executive, Customer & Corporate Services
Carolyn Hoy was appointed the Acting Group Executive, Customer & Corporate Services in May 2025. She is responsible for operations, customer solutions, fraud prevention, property, procurement and resilience, corporate affairs, and HR and finance services.
Carolyn has 25 years’ experience and a background in legal and risk. She has held a range of roles throughout her almost 20-year Westpac tenure, including Head of Group Corporate Legal, Chief of Staff to the CEO, Chief Risk and Compliance Officer for BT Financial Group, and General Manager Property, Procurement and Resilience.
Carolyn holds a Bachelor of Arts (First Class Honours) and Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours) from the Australian National University and is also a Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia.
Nell Hutton
BCom (Hons), MPhil, GAICD
Chief Executive, Westpac Institutional Bank
Nell was appointed Chief Executive, Westpac Institutional Bank in October 2023. The Institutional Bank provides a range of banking services to Commercial, Corporate, Institutional and Public Sector customers with connections to Australia, New Zealand, Asia, Europe and US markets.
Nell first joined Westpac in February 2021 as Managing Director, Financial Markets, after 21 years at Goldman Sachs in London and Australia, most recently as Head of the Global Markets division in Australia and New Zealand.
She holds a Master of Philosophy in Finance and Economics from Cambridge University and a Bachelor of Commerce (First Class Honours) from the University of Sydney.
Nell is Deputy Chair of the Australian Financial Markets Association, and a member of the AICD and Chief Executive Women.
Carolyn McCann
BBus (Com), BA, GradDipAppFin, GAICD
Acting Chief Executive, Consumer
Carolyn has been part of the Westpac Group Executive team since 2018 and is currently Acting Chief Executive, Consumer.
The Consumer bank provides a range of banking products and services including mortgages, credit cards, personal loans and deposits to customers in Australia.
Previously, Carolyn was Group Executive, Customer & Corporate Services, responsible for operations, customer solutions, fraud prevention, property, procurement and protective services, corporate affairs, brand and marketing, HR and Finance Services. Carolyn has more than 27 years’ experience in financial services.
Carolyn joined Westpac in 2013, as General Manager, Corporate Affairs and Sustainability. Prior to joining Westpac, Carolyn spent 13 years at Insurance Australia Group in various positions, including Group General Manager, Corporate Affairs and Investor Relations. She began her career in consulting in financial services.
Carolyn has a Bachelor of Arts from The University of Queensland, a Bachelor of Business from Queensland University of Technology, and a Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance and Investment from the Securities Institute of Australia. She is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) and Chief Executive Women (CEW).
Catherine McGrath
LLB/BCom
Chief Executive Officer, Westpac New Zealand
Catherine was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Westpac New Zealand in November 2021.
She has more than 25 years’ experience working in financial services, spanning business, operational and people leadership roles to which she has driven significant people, structural, technology and strategic change.
Prior to joining Westpac, Catherine led large-scale transformations at some of the world’s best known banks including Barclays Group and Lloyds TSB in the UK. This included various positions such as Head of Channels, Managing Director of Transaction Products and Payments, and Transaction Banking Director. Earlier in her career she worked at BNZ, ASB and the Prudential Group.
Catherine was raised in New Zealand. She graduated from Canterbury University with a Bachelor of Law and a Bachelor of Commerce.
Michael Rowland
B.Com, FCA
Chief Financial Officer
Michael joined Westpac Group as Chief Financial Officer in September 2020. He is responsible for Westpac’s Finance, Group Audit, Investor Relations, Tax and Treasury functions.
Before joining Westpac, Michael was a Partner in Management Consulting at KPMG. Before that he held a number of senior executive positions at ANZ from 1999 to 2013. This included CFO Institutional Banking, CFO Wealth, CFO New Zealand, CFO Personal Financial Services, and business leadership roles as CEO Pacific, Managing Director Mortgages and General Manager, Transformation. Michael commenced his career at KPMG, where he was promoted to become a Tax Partner in 1993.
Michael holds a Bachelor of Commerce, University of Melbourne and a Graduate Diploma of Taxation Law, Monash University. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and New Zealand.
Megan Rutter
B.Com (Honours)
Acting Group Executive, Human Resources
Megan Rutter has been with Westpac Group for over 17 years and was appointed Acting Group Executive, Human Resources in May 2025. She is responsible for Westpac Group’s human resources strategy and management, including reward and recognition, safety, learning and development, careers and talent, employee relations and employment policy.
Megan has over two decades of experience in Human Resources leadership roles. Before joining Westpac, she held senior roles in a number of high-profile organisations across a range of industries including Carter Holt Harvey, Vodafone NZ, O2 UK Telefonica and BBC Worldwide.
Prior to being appointed Acting Group Executive, Megan was Westpac’s General Manager, Enterprise Human Resources Portfolios, responsible for leading enterprise-wide initiatives including the implementation of the Group’s Industrial Relations Strategy and the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Strategy.
Megan holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) from the University of Otago, with a major in both Human Resources and Marketing. She completed the Strategic Human Resources and Business Transformation Executive Development course at INSEAD and is a graduate of the Mount Eliza Business School and the prestigious Hilary Leadership Program.
Ryan Zanin
CFA, FICB
Chief Risk Officer
Ryan was appointed Chief Risk Officer in April 2022. Ryan is responsible for risk management across the Group, which includes credit risk, operational risk, financial crime, compliance and conduct.
Ryan has over 30 years’ experience in financial services specialising in risk management. Prior to joining Westpac Group, Ryan was at Fannie Mae as Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer overseeing the company’s governance and strategy for global risk management.
Prior to Fannie Mae Ryan held senior positions at GE Capital, Wells Fargo & Company and Deutsche Bank. Ryan has also been on the Board of Fannie Mae and General Electric Capital Corporation. A Canadian, Ryan began his career at the Bank of Montreal in Credit Services before taking on various roles across Citibank Canada and Bankers Trust Company.
Ryan is a Chartered Financial Analyst and a Fellow of the Institute of Canadian Bankers.