The Australian operations executive comprises the chief executive officer, the chief financial officer and the executive general managers of the QBE Australia business areas.
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Terry Ibbotson, Chief Executive Officer - Australian Operations PhD, MBA, BCom |
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Jason Brown, Executive General Manager - Chief Risk Officer CA, BEc |
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Colin Fagen, Executive General Manager - Intermediary Distribution MBA, BCom |
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Kieran Hickey, Executive General Manager - People & Perfomance BCom |
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Tony MacRae, Executive General Manager - Corporate Partners & Direct Mr MacRae has over 30 years’ experience in general insurance. He joined QBE in 2006 and was appointed Executive General Manager Corporate Partners & Direct in 2007. Tony is responsible for Underwriting Agencies, Business Partners, Financial Institutions, Motor Trades, QBE Direct, Travel, Motorcycle and Marine Specialty Risks. |
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Tim Plant, Managing Director, Elders Insurance & Executive General Manager, Technical Tim joined Elders in 2002 following various roles in insurance and reinsurance with QBE and Swiss Re. Prior to the sale of Elders Insurance Limited to QBE and formation of Elders Insurance Underwriting Agency Pty Ltd, Tim was Managing Director, Elders Financial Services Group. In addition to his role as Managing Director Elders Insurance, he was appointed Executive General Manager, Technical for QBE Australia from January 2010. Elders Insurance comprises a rural and regional network of 209 tied franchised Agents and Salespeople who are supported by regional management staff and a head office team in Adelaide. |
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Pranav Pasricha, Executive General Manager - Strategy, Technology & Operations Mr Pasricha has responsibility for Strategy, Technology & Operations, supporting QBE in driving transformational change and achieving competitive advantage through technology. Pranav’s team manages major new projects, technology enhancements that will assist QBE to achieve competitive advantage in the marketplace and reduce operating costs. Pranav’s responsibilities also include identifying opportunities and engaging the organisation in the implementation of efficiency improvements. |
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Victor Walter, Chief Financial Officer Mr Walter’s team upholds QBE Australia’s Finance vision to be the first choice for our customers and investors, balancing financial integrity and supporting the future growth of the business and its people. Victor oversees the company’s financial governance, tax advisory services, financial operations, decision support, quality assurance, operational risk, and transactional accounting. |
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Richard Wulff, Group General Manager - Credit & Surety Mr Wulff was appointed Group General Manager of QBE’s Credit, Surety and Political Risk in October 2009. Prior to commencing at QBE, Richard did a brief stint in India as Chief Underwriting Officer, writing all major non-life lines of business. Richard received his business degree in his native country of Holland. After spending a decade with NCM in Amsterdam and Dublin in direct underwriting and reinsurance, Richard moved onto Munich Re. In his role, he led various groups in the credit, surety and political risk reinsurance area. |