Andy Maguire, an experienced banking technologist, will join the board of Westpac around the middle of the year.
Maguire has more than 35 years’ experience in financial services and began his career in banking at Lloyds Banking Group.
From 2014 to 2020 he was group chief operating officer at HSBC with responsibility for operations, technology, real estate, change and transformation and operational resilience.
Previously Maguire spent 16 years with Boston Consulting Group, serving as global head of retail banking. He later became managing partner of the BCG London office covering the UK and Ireland, and a member of the firm’s global executive committee.
Maguire is currently chair of UK banking software fintech Thought Machine. He is also a director of Ireland’s AIB Group.
He previously held chair positions with regtech compliance company Napier AI and IT service management provider CX Holdings (Cennox Group).