Brian Hartzer

Brian Hartzer (born 1967) is the CEO of Quantium Health and is an Australian business executive who is the Chairman of BeforePay. Previously he was the managing director and chief executive officer of Westpac from 2014 to 2020.

Education
Brian Hartzer graduated from Princeton University.

Banking career
Hartzer began his career as a consultant at First Manhattan Consulting Group (FMCG), working in New York, San Francisco and Melbourne. Hartzer concluded his time at FMCG as a Vice President (Partner).

After FMCG, Hartzer worked at ANZ Bank, in several roles including running the credit card business, the retail banking operations and managing director of the consumer finance division and CEO of the Australia division.

Hartzer joined Ulster Bank as CEO UK Retail and Wealth Management in 2009.

After twp years with Ulster Bank, Hartzer returned to Australia. In November 2014, he was announced as the CEO to succeed Gail Kelly as CEO, Australian Financial Services, at Westpac in February 2015. Hartzer stepped down as chief executive officer in November 2019 after claims made by AUSTRAC alleged the bank was involved in money laundering, child exploitation and other banking violations. Peter King was appointed to replace him.

In July 2021, Hartzer was named Chairman of BeforePay.

Books

 * The Leadership Star: A Practical Guide to Building Engagement  ISBN 978-0730390831