Westpac boss Gail Kelly announces $100m education scholarship program

By Heath Gilmore
Updated April 23 2014 - 8:18pm, first published 10:06pm
Looking to the future: Westpac CEO Gail Kelly. Photo: Nic Walker
Looking to the future: Westpac CEO Gail Kelly. Photo: Nic Walker

After a secretive build-up, Westpac chief executive Gail Kelly on Wednesday unveiled a $100 million gift, one of the largest philanthropic donations in Australian history, and emerged as an unlikely champion for IT geek girls nationwide.