Westpac director Michael Ullmer tells a parliamentary committee that the bank’s board was effectively kept in the dark about whistleblower allegations involving KPMG. He says the only warning was communicated to fellow director Peter Nash, rather than to the wider board.
Ullmer’s evidence focuses on how information about the allegations was handled at board level. The sources report that, according to his account, Nash did not inform the rest of the board after receiving the warning.
Across the outlets provided, the core points are consistent: Ullmer makes the claim during parliamentary proceedings, and the alleged failure to share the warning is attributed to the gap between Nash and the broader board. The reporting does not add differing factual details about the substance of the allegations themselves; the emphasis is on internal notification and governance.
