Westpac Banking Corporation

ASX:WBC Stock Report

Market Cap: AU$90.8b

Westpac Banking Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Westpac Banking's CEO is Peter King, appointed in Dec 2019, has a tenure of 4.33 years. total yearly compensation is A$5.74M, comprised of 42.4% salary and 57.6% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.008% of the company’s shares, worth A$6.87M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.4 years and 3.1 years respectively.

Key information

Peter King

Chief executive officer

AU$5.7m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage42.4%
CEO tenure4.3yrs
CEO ownership0.008%
Management average tenure2.4yrs
Board average tenure3.1yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

With EPS Growth And More, Westpac Banking (ASX:WBC) Makes An Interesting Case

Jan 27
With EPS Growth And More, Westpac Banking (ASX:WBC) Makes An Interesting Case

With EPS Growth And More, Westpac Banking (ASX:WBC) Makes An Interesting Case

Jul 02
With EPS Growth And More, Westpac Banking (ASX:WBC) Makes An Interesting Case

Westpac Banking (ASX:WBC) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To A$0.70

May 10
Westpac Banking (ASX:WBC) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To A$0.70

Most Shareholders Will Probably Agree With Westpac Banking Corporation's (ASX:WBC) CEO Compensation

Dec 07
Most Shareholders Will Probably Agree With Westpac Banking Corporation's (ASX:WBC) CEO Compensation

Westpac Banking's (ASX:WBC) Dividend Will Be Increased To A$0.64

Nov 16
Westpac Banking's (ASX:WBC) Dividend Will Be Increased To A$0.64

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Peter King's remuneration changed compared to Westpac Banking's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Mar 31 2024n/an/a

AU$3b

Dec 31 2023n/an/a

AU$5b

Sep 30 2023AU$6mAU$2m

AU$7b

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

AU$7b

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

AU$6b

Dec 31 2022n/an/a

AU$6b

Sep 30 2022AU$5mAU$2m

AU$6b

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

AU$5b

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

AU$5b

Dec 31 2021n/an/a

AU$5b

Sep 30 2021AU$4mAU$2m

AU$5b

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

AU$5b

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

AU$5b

Dec 31 2020n/an/a

AU$3b

Sep 30 2020AU$3mAU$2m

AU$2b

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

AU$4b

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

AU$5b

Dec 31 2019n/an/a

AU$6b

Sep 30 2019AU$3mAU$1m

AU$7b

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

AU$7b

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

AU$7b

Dec 31 2018n/an/a

AU$8b

Sep 30 2018AU$3mAU$1m

AU$8b

Jun 30 2018n/an/a

AU$8b

Mar 31 2018n/an/a

AU$8b

Dec 31 2017n/an/a

AU$8b

Sep 30 2017AU$3mAU$1m

AU$8b

Compensation vs Market: Peter's total compensation ($USD3.74M) is about average for companies of similar size in the Australian market ($USD4.04M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Peter's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.


CEO

Peter King (53 yo)

4.3yrs

Tenure

AU$5,743,421

Compensation

Mr. Peter Francis King, BEc, FCA, has been the Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director of Westpac Banking Corporation since April 02, 2020 and served as its Acting Managing Director & Chief Executive O...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Peter King
CEO, MD & Director4.3yrsAU$5.74m0.0076%
A$ 6.9m
Michael Rowland
Chief Financial Officer3.6yrsAU$2.61m0.00076%
A$ 690.3k
Scott Collary
Chief Information Officerless than a yearAU$3.20m0.0023%
A$ 2.1m
Christine Parker
Group Executive of Human Resources12.5yrsAU$2.32m0.0015%
A$ 1.4m
Jason Yetton
Chief Executive of Consumer3.9yrsAU$3.11m0.0015%
A$ 1.4m
Carolyn McCann
Group Executive of Customer & Corporate Services2.1yrsAU$2.23m0.0027%
A$ 2.5m
Anthony Miller
Chief Executive of Business & Wealthless than a yearAU$3.73m0.0046%
A$ 4.2m
Ryan Zanin
Chief Risk Officer2yrsAU$3.70m0.00028%
A$ 254.3k
Catherine McGrath
Chief Executive Officer of Westpac New Zealand Limited2.4yrsAU$1.88mno data
Justin McCarthy
General Manager of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Shannon Finch
Group General Counsel2.4yrsno datano data
Hayden Cooper
Group Head of Media Relationsno datano datano data

2.4yrs

Average Tenure

53yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: WBC's management team is considered experienced (2.4 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Peter King
CEO, MD & Director4.3yrsAU$5.74m0.0076%
A$ 6.9m
Michael Ullmer
Independent Non-Executive Directorless than a yearAU$141.09k0.00036%
A$ 327.0k
Steven Gregg
Independent Non-Executive Chairmanless than a yearno data0.0022%
A$ 2.0m
Nora Scheinkestel
Independent Non-Executive Director3.1yrsAU$332.03k0.00048%
A$ 436.0k
Audette Exel
Independent Non-Executive Director2.6yrsAU$328.20k0.00033%
A$ 299.7k
Nerida Caesar
Independent Non-Executive Director6.6yrsAU$265.29k0.00039%
A$ 354.2k
Peter Nash
Independent Non-Executive Director6.1yrsAU$342.03k0.00044%
A$ 399.6k
Margaret Seale
Independent Non-Executive Director5.1yrsAU$296.18k0.00030%
A$ 272.5k
Timothy Burroughs
Independent Non-Executive Director1.1yrsAU$152.29k0.0019%
A$ 1.8m

3.1yrs

Average Tenure

61yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: WBC's board of directors are considered experienced (3.1 years average tenure).


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