Hawkins joins Crestone board
ANZ veteran Peter Hawkins is joining Crestone Wealth Management Group as an independent director.
Hawkins held a 34-year tenure at ANZ where he held multiple roles which included group managing director, group strategic development, and other various directorship positions.
Commenting on his appointment to the board, Hawkins said he looked forward to working within the structure of Crestone.
“Its ownership structure and access to best-of-breed partners has created a real opportunity in the Australian market that is very exciting for the business and its clients,” he said.
“Crestone has demonstrated a capacity for maintaining the strong trust of its significant client base of high net worth individuals, family offices and not-for-profit organisations.
Hawkins also serves on the boards of Liberty Financial, Mirvac Group, and Westpac where he is the chair of its Technology Committee.
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