Lana West

Chief People & Culture Officer,
Heartland Bank (New Zealand)

Lana joined Heartland in 2021 as Head of People. In her current role as Chief People & Culture Officer, she leads Heartland’s people and culture portfolio across both sides of the Tasman. This role provides a shared resource into Heartland Group.

Lana has more than 25 years’ experience in people and culture, having worked in New Zealand, Australia and in Samoa. Her previous roles included Head of People & Culture at: ASB, Beca NZ & Australia (a professional services consulting firm); Head of Diversity and Inclusion BNZ; Head of People at BNZ; People and Culture State Manager Bupa Australia and Senior HR roles at ANZ/NBNZ.


Heartland Group

Andrew Dixson

Chief Executive Officer

Heartland Bank (New Zealand)

Leanne Lazarus

Chief Executive Officer

Andy Wood

Chief Risk Officer

Kerry Conway

Chief Financial Officer

Michael Drumm

Chief Operating Officer

Aleisha Langdale

Chief Performance Officer

Phoebe Gibbons

General Counsel

Heartland Bank (Australia)

Michelle Winzer

Chief Executive Officer

David Brown

Chief Risk Officer

Sarah Burgemeister

General Counsel

Medina Cicak

Chief Commercial Officer

Richard Collier

Chief Financial Officer

Vaughan Dixon

Chief Technology & Operations Officer

Heartland Group refers to Heartland Group Holdings Limited, the listed parent company. Heartland Bank (New Zealand) refers to Heartland Bank Limited, and Heartland Bank (Australia) refers to Heartland Bank in Australia.