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Helen Rowell

Deputy Chair, APRA

To implement major reforms to the prescriptive rules governing the superannuation industry, Helen had to make complex judgements and evaluate diverse stakeholder opinions.

Helen's skills and abilities as an actuary helped her in leading this multi-stage project to design a flexible new principles-based superannuation prudential framework and strike a clear policy balance, supporting a more financially secure future for all Australians.

As one of the financial sector's most senior regulators, Helen champions change. Her leadership of a comprehensive and rigorous review of capital standards lifted resilience in the life and general insurance industries.

Tony Cheng

Executive Vice President, RGA Asia

As an actuary, Tony knows a crucial factor for success is having a clear vision of the future.

During his more than 15 years in Hong Kong, RGA has grown from just six people to become one of Asia’s largest life and health reinsurance companies.

This required playing the long game by using advanced modelling to navigate uncertainty, keeping a keen eye on the objectives to know when to act and when to wait patiently, and working with others across the organisation to bring his vision of the future to life.

Grant Peters

Asia-Pacific Insurance Sector Leader, EY

Merging two financial services organisations is chequered with challenges, in part due to the legacy offerings and systems of each.

It’s an exercise in strategy, communication and risk management that requires understanding the end-to-end value chain of the new organisation and balancing key interdependencies of the businesses’ combined interests.

But Grant knows how to cut through complexity. An Actuary with 30 years of experience in operational and change management, capital and risk optimisation, and corporate M&As, he works with stakeholders to help them achieve their key objectives.

Mike Thornton

CRO, AIA Australia

AIA is committed to delivering social and economic development for the communities in which it operates – a vision that depends on people like Mike reviewing and actively managing opportunities and risks. 

Any merger and acquisition project includes a range of opportunities and risks, and when AIA bought CommInsure and Sovereign from CBA it required expertise to ensure these were well understood.  

Mike used his abilities as an Actuary to add value and cut through complexity, helping AIA it deliver on its purpose of making a difference in people's lives.

Corinne Glasby

CRO - Insurance

Corinne Glasby knows what risks need articulating to the board.

As an Actuary, Corinne was a critical advisor in the sale of a material life insurance business, mitigating risks leading up to the sale process and business transfer.

As an experienced insurance executive, she’s monitoring emerging strategic and insurance risks – like the impact of driverless cars on mobility, or nano technology on people's lives and policies.

Corinne is lifting the risk maturity of the business - embedding a stronger understanding of risk across teams - so that consumers and the company are better protected.

Jaimie Sach

CRO, Zurich Financial Services Australia

Jaimie led the finance stream of the $2.85 billion sale that brought OnePath Life's insurance products into Zurich Australia.

The complexity of separating two lines of businesses with more than 50 years of history took detailed knowledge of their products and operational workings.

It demanded a complete rewiring of the financial architecture, which required precision and an in-depth knowledge of the interconnected parts.

Jaimie's experience as an Actuary helped him lead the finance team through a successful transition in which customers experienced minimal disruption.