Brian Hartzer is a member of the RBS Executive Committee and has been the Chief Executive Officer for Retail, Wealth and Ulster Bank since August 2009. He is also Chairman of the Retail Committee of the British Banker’s Association.
He joined RBS from ANZ in Australia, where he was Chief Executive Officer - Australia, as well as Global Segment Lead for Retail and Wealth. Brian joined ANZ in 1999 as Managing Director, Consumer Finance, and later ran ANZ’s Personal Banking division.
Prior to leaving Australia for the UK, he was Chairman of Save the Children Australia during a period of significant change in the governance structures and leadership of both the domestic and international Save the Children Alliance.
Prior to joining ANZ, Brian spent ten years as a financial services consultant in New York, San Francisco, and Melbourne.
Brian is a graduate of Princeton University and holds joint US and Australian citizenship.
