Napier-born Peter Wilson says he has had "a few jobs" in Hawke's Bay, including an accountancy practice, chairmanships of Hawke's Bay District Health Board and Napier Port, as well as directorships of Hawke's Bay Farmers Meat Company and Hawke's Bay News, when the region was home to two daily newspapers.
He is no stranger to change, being "in the thick of it" when Napier Hospital closed and chairing the former Hawke's Bay Farmers Meat Company during industry restructuring in the 1980s that led to thousands of job losses.
He became a director of Eastern and Central Savings Bank and its successors, which led to a long association with banking and his departure from Hawke's Bay to Wellington in 2000.
He was director and chairman of Trust Bank New Zealand when it was acquired by Westpac.
He was Westpac New Zealand's chairman from 2006 until 2015, guiding Westpac through the global financial crisis.