Peter van der Westhuyzen is an Executive Director at Macquarie. He is Head of SME Banking and Head of Institutional, Direct & Customer Solutions, both within the Banking and Financial Services Group. Within these roles,  Peter is responsible for the development and execution of Macquarie's national SME strategy, and for the home and car loan product lines (the latter of which includes Macquarie's initiative to assist Australian retail customers making the transition from ICE to EV cars).

Prior to Peter’s current role he was a member of the Corporate Development & Strategy team and was responsible for a range of acquisitions as well as securing strategic client relationships with the aim of broadening Macquarie’s retail distribution footprint for personal and investment products; and preceding this role, Peter was the Head of Macquarie Specialist Investments (MSI) in Macquarie Asset Management. MSI provided a range of structured investment products to both retail and sophisticated investors primarily through licensed Financial Advisers. These products were offered to investors with the aim of assisting them to meet their wealth creation or wealth preservation goals.  

Peter joined Macquarie in 1999 and has experience in debt and structured finance (Margin Lending / Capital Protected loans), Derivatives markets, Mergers and Acquisitions and Institutional client management. Peter completed his secondary and tertiary education in New Zealand, graduating from Canterbury University in Christchurch with a Bachelor of Commerce (major in Economics). In 2009, Peter was also jointly invited with Richard Sheppard to attend a Canberra hearing of the recent Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services.