Jun 24, 2026 – 11.22amWestpac has poached Macquarie’s retail banking head of technology Richard Heeley to become its new group chief information officer.Heeley, who has been head of technology at Macquarie’s banking and financial services division for 12 years – where he helped drive its rapid growth in the company’s share of the mortgage market – will replace Scott Collary at Westpac, after his departure was announced in February.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles