Kate Dee

Kate Dee was appointed Chief People Officer in August 2025, joining Westpac with more than 25 years’ experience across a range of industries.

Prior to joining Westpac, Kate was the Chief People Officer at Bupa Asia Pacific, a role she held since 2018. Prior to that, she was the General Manager of Talent at National Australia Bank from 2015 to 2018 after returning from Europe where she oversaw Global Organisational Development as an Executive Director for Time Warner in London.

Kate holds Bachelors degrees from Victoria University of Wellington New Zealand. She is a Fellow of both the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development UK and the Australian Human Resource Institute, and a member of Chief Executive Women.