Lindsay Maxsted

Lindsay Maxsted is an Australian businessman.^[1][2][3] He served as the chairman of the board of Westpac.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Biography

Maxsted was born and raised in Geelong, Victoria.^[7]

From July 1984 to February 2008, he was a partner of KPMG Australia and, from January 2001 to December 2007, was its CEO.^{[1][3][4][5][6]}

He joined the board of directors of Westpac in 2008 and has been its chairman since 2011.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]} He has also served on the boards of directors of Transurban and BHP.^{[1][2][3][4][5][8]}

He served on the board of the Victorian Public Transport Corporation from December 1995 to 1997, and was its chairman until 2001.^[4] He serves on the board of trustees of Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute.^[1][4][5]

In 2008, Maxsted joined the Westpac board and in 2011 he became chairman.^[9]

In November 2019, Maxsted announced that he was stepping down as Westpac's chairman.^[10]

In January 2020, Maxsted announced that he would not seek re-election for director of BHP.^[11]