SMH: Westpac risks second strike on executive pay Westpac risks second strike on executive payMr Maxsted acknowledged that in setting short-term bonuses, Westpac had not given sufficient weight to the reputational damage caused by revelations of misconduct at the financial services royal commission. Westpac chief executive Brian Hartzer had his pay cut last year, with his cash bonus down $450,000, or 30 per cent, to $1.04 million.