John Mcfarlane
Non-executive Director
Civil Engineering
Westfield Corp
Australia
Biography
John McFarlane is a non-executive Director of Westfield Corporation. He is a leading figure in global banking and in the City of London, having spent over 40 years in the sector, including 23 years at main board level. Mr McFarlane is chairman of Barclays as well as TheCityUK and was previously Chairman of Aviva, FirstGroup, and the Australian Bankers Association. He was CEO of Australia and New Zealand Banking Group for 10 years, and prior to that group executive Director of Standard Chartered, and head of Citibank in the UK. Mr McFarlane is a non-executive Director of Old Oak Holdings, and the UK Financial Services Trade and Investment Board, and a member of the International Monetary Conference, the European Financial Roundtable, and the Institut International d"Etudes Bancaires. He was formerly a non-executive Director of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group, Capital Radio, and the London Stock Exchange. Born in Dumfries, Scotland and attended Dumfries Academy, Mr McFarlane has an MA from the University of Edinburgh, and a MBA from Cranfield University, and studied finance at the London Business School. He has banking fellowships in Hong Kong, Australia and the UK, and was the inaugural recipient of Cranfield School of Management Distinguished Alumnus Award.
Research Interest
Business Management, Infrastructure and Architecture
