Life insurer TAL has announced a raft of senior appointments as part of realigning its structure which it states is to better reflect the evolving shape and size of the Australian life insurance market and following the recent integration of the Asteron Life business.
It described the key changes include the realignment of the business around two business lines – Individual Life and Group Life and Investments.
The appointments include:
- Previously TAL’s Chief Distribution Officer, Tim Thorne appointed to Chief Commercial Officer – Individual Life, responsible for the end-to-end customer and adviser propositions within TAL’s Direct and Retail markets
- Previously TAL’s Chief Commercial Officer, Andrew Howard appointed to Chief Commercial Officer – Group Life and Investments, leading TAL’s activities and capabilities in the Group Life, Investments, Health Services, and retirement markets
Chief Commercial Officer – Individual Life, Tim Thorne
TAL announced two further appointments which it stated reflect the size and scope of their responsibilities within the two business lines:
- Darren Wickham appointed as Executive General Manager, Group Life
- Gavin Teichner appointed as Executive General Manager, Individual Life
Finally, it announced an appointment which it stated reflects TAL’s commitment to its customers, particularly around claims:
- Previously General Manager – Group Insurance, Jenny Oliver appointed to the newly created Executive role of Chief Claims Office
TAL Group CEO and Managing Director, Brett Clark, says, “It’s important that our leadership structure reflects our ongoing commitment to our customers, partners and community, and the importance we place on each of the markets in which we operate.
“I am confident that this structure…will set us up well for ongoing success…”
“Executive Leadership roles with an end-to-end focus on customer and partner outcomes in those respective channels, will enable us to realise greater agility in a rapidly changing landscape and allow for more effective and efficient management of our relationships with our customers and partners,” Clark said.
“I am confident that this structure, which is aligned to our overarching business strategy, will set us up well for ongoing success as we continue striving to deliver for our customers, partners, our people and the business as a whole.”
5 new senior appointments. 1 woman…. That’s a bit disappointing.
Indeed!
@Meike & Mark S.
Why does it have to be a woman ?
This is a complete load of politically correct nonsense.
Why isn’t job positions based upon merit and the best person available for the job. Gender should play no part in a job selection at any level.
That’s why we have minority groups not being qualified or are even capable of doing a job, but are being given preference over someone who is better qualified and more capable.
What a crock this politically correct level of nonsense has descended to, and and some seem to embrace it,…. and for what reason ?
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