Stephen O'Brien

Experience

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  Stones Porter

  Sept 1988 - Sept 1998

  From Articled Clerk to Partner
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  D J Freeman

  Sept 1998 - Apr 2003

  Partner
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  DLA Piper

  Apr 2003 - Nov 2012

  Head of Real Estate Finance in London

  • Consultant

    Jul 2011 - Nov 2012

  • Partner

    Apr 2003 - Jul 2011
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  Maple & Black LLP

  Jan 2013 - Mar 2025

  Consultant
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  Westpac New Zealand

  Jun 2014 - now

  Acting General Manager Regulatory Affairs and Corporate Legal Services and General Counsel NZ Looking after the legal needs of the business providing lending to corporate NZ, as well as the Financial Markets and Treasury businesses of the bank.

  • Chief Risk Officer

    Dec 2024 - now

  • General Counsel, New Zealand

    Mar 2022 - Mar 2025

  • Company Secretary

    Nov 2023 - Dec 2024

  • Acting General Manager Regulatory Affairs and Corporate Legal Services

    Oct 2021 - Mar 2022

  • Head of Legal, Institutional & Business Bank

    Jun 2014 - Oct 2021