Sept 23 (Reuters) - Westpac Banking Corp WBC.AX :
* ANNOUNCED APPOINTMENT OF MICHAEL (MIKE) HAWKER AM TO WESTPAC BOARD EFFECTIVE IN NOVEMBER
* ALISON DEANS HAS DECIDED TO RETIRE FROM BOARD AT CONCLUSION OF 2020 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
* HAWKER WILL BE INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND WILL BECOME A MEMBER OF BOARD LEGAL, REGULATORY & COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE