Paul Fowler

Paul was appointed Chief Executive, Business & Wealth in May 2025. He is responsible for providing a range of banking and wealth services for customers across Business Banking, Private Wealth, BT and Westpac’s Pacific Banking operations.

Paul is an experienced leader in financial services with a career spanning more than 20 years in business and institutional banking, corporate finance and wealth management.

Prior to Westpac, Paul was Executive General Manager, Regional and Agribusiness Banking at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA). During his 10 years at CBA, he also served as CFO, Institutional Banking and Markets, and as Executive General Manager, Mergers & Acquisitions.

Paul has spent over a decade in investment banking with roles at Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, predominantly advising financial institutions in both Australia and offshore.

He holds a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Commerce (First Class Honours in Finance) from the University of New South Wales.