Leanne Lazarus

Chief Executive Officer,
Heartland Bank (New Zealand)

Leanne joined Heartland Bank in August 2022 as Chief Executive Officer.

Prior to this, she was Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of Westpac NZ’s insurance brand, Westpac Life NZ Ltd.

Leanne has 30 years’ of global experience in banking and financial services, having held a number of senior executive roles throughout Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand.

Leanne has led multi-disciplinary teams of up to 6,000 people globally, including 17 years at Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) and 7 years at Westpac.


Heartland Group

Jeff Greenslade

Chief Executive Officer

Andrew Dixson

Chief Financial Officer

Aleisha Langdale

Chief Performance Officer

Heartland Bank (New Zealand)

Kerry Conway

Chief Financial Officer

Michael Drumm

Chief Compliance & Sustainability Officer

Phoebe Gibbons

General Counsel

Lana West

Chief People & Culture Officer

Andy Wood

Chief Risk Officer

Heartland Bank (Australia)

Chris Flood

Acting Chief Executive Officer

Richard Collier

Chief Financial Officer

David Brown

Chief Risk Officer

Sarah Burgemeister

General Counsel

Sharon Yardley

Chief Compliance & Sustainability Officer

Heartland Group refers to Heartland Group Holdings Limited, the listed parent company. Heartland Bank (New Zealand) refers to Heartland Bank Limited, and Heartland Bank (Australia) refers to Heartland Bank in Australia.