TAL has confirmed two appointments to the company’s Board of Directors, including a new Chair.
David Cohen will join the Board on 1 April 2025, assuming the role of Chair from 8 May, replacing Mark Joiner, who stood down from the position in late 2024.
Cohen has over 21 years’ experience in financial services including 16 years at CBA, serving as its Deputy Chief Executive Officer from November 2018 to December 2023. As Deputy CEO, he oversaw business divestments, supervised mergers and acquisitions, and progressed customer complaint resolution and remediation.
Prior to this role, he served as CBA’s Group General Counsel, Group Executive Human Resources, Group Executive Corporate Affairs and Chief Risk Officer, while his roles prior to joining CBA include General Counsel at AMP and a Partner at Allens Arthur Robinson.
Annette King joined the TAL Board as Independent Non-Executive Director in December 2024.
King is an actuary with over 30 years’ experience as a company director, CEO, CFO and CMO of financial institutions in Australia and Asia-Pacific, including Swiss Re, AXA, Manulife and Mercer.
She has also held a previous role as a Non-Executive Director of MLC Super and is a past President and Chair of the Actuaries Institute in Australia and also served as President and Chair of the Life Insurance Association of Singapore. She is a member of Chief Executive Women.
