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
Andrew Dixson
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Jonas
Chief Strategy Officer
Heartland Bank (New Zealand)
Andy Wood
Chief Risk Officer
Kerry Conway
Chief Financial Officer
Michael Drumm
Chief Operating Officer
Lana West
Chief People & Culture Officer
Aleisha Langdale
Chief Performance Officer
Phoebe Gibbons
General Counsel
Heartland Bank (Australia)
Michelle Winzer
Chief Executive Officer
David Brown
Chief Risk Officer
Sarah Burgemeister
General Counsel
Medina Cicak
Chief Commercial Officer
Richard Collier
Chief Financial Officer
Vaughan Dixon
Chief Technology & Operations 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.