Phoebe Gibbons

Chief Legal Officer,
Heartland Bank (New Zealand)

Phoebe joined Heartland in April 2020 as Associate General Counsel and was promoted to General Counsel in June 2022, leading the Legal team along with the Communications and Investor Relations team. This role also has responsibility for regulatory change and the company secretarial function and provides a shared resource into Heartland Group. Phoebe’s title was updated to Chief Legal Officer in August 2025.

During her time at Heartland, Phoebe has advised on a range of matters of strategic significance to the Group and its businesses, including corporate, M&A, finance, regulatory and capital and debt markets activity.

Prior to working at Heartland, Phoebe was a Senior Associate at a large commercial law firm in Auckland.


Heartland Group

Andrew Dixson

Chief Executive Officer

Michael Jonas

Chief Strategy Officer

Heartland Bank (New Zealand)

Leanne Lazarus

Chief Executive Officer

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

Alistair Scott

Chief Auto & Asset Finance Officer

Peter Griffin

Chief Asset Management Officer

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.