Mr Maxsted was appointed Chairman of Westpac in December 2011, having been a Non-executive Director on the Board since March 2008. Mr Maxsted is also Chairman of Transurban, a Non-executive Director of BHP Billiton and the Managing Director of Align Capital Pty Ltd. He was formerly a Partner at KPMG and the CEO of that firm from 2001 to 2007. His principal area of practice prior to his becoming CEO was in corporate recovery.
