Board

 

- Nicholas Barnett
Nicholas Barnett
Chairman
B.Ec, ACA, MAICD
Nicholas joined the board in July 2010 and was appointed Chairman in July 2011. He has 30 years' experience as a Chartered Accountant and Business Consultant, including 11 years at KPMG with the last two years as a Partner of that firm. He has been the Managing Director of Barnett Consulting Group (Property and Financial Specialists), Chief Executive Officer of Ambit Group (IT Recruitment Specialists) and of Insync Surveys, benchmarked stakeholder survey and consulting specialists. He is also a co-founder and director of Board Benchmarking Australia Pty Ltd. Mr Barnett is Chairman of Insync Surveys Pty Ltd and is a Director of Mission Australia Limited. Nicholas was formerly a Director (and Chairman) of First Samuel Limited.
- Jennifer George
Jennifer George
PhD (Stanford) BSc (Hons) (Canterbury)
Director
Professor Jennifer George was appointed to the board in July 2010.  Jennifer is the Dean and Director of the Melbourne Business School, where she has been a faculty member since 1998. Her academic and professional interests are in mathematical modelling and management education. Jennifer is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has been a director of Ridley Melbourne Mission and Ministry College since 2007.
- Bruce
Bruce Harris
CA, CPA, ACIS
Director
Bruce was appointed to the Board in 2005. Bruce is a former insurance executive director with experience in financial management, strategy, governance, compliance and risk management. He is also the Executive Officer of Ridley Melbourne Mission & Ministry College and the Chair of the Audit Committee for the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne.
- David
David Harrison
FNZIM
Director
David has been a Board Member since 2001. David joined the New Zealand Board of Ansvar Insurance in 1997, becoming Chairman in 2000.  David has extensive experience in insurance. He is the former Chairman and Chief Executive of Marsh Ltd in New Zealand and the Pacific Islands and a member of the international team of Managing Directors, is Chairman of Aviation Co-operating Underwriters Pacific Ltd and has extensive interest at board level in the Charitable and Not for Profit sectors.
- Wayne Goodall
Wayne Goodall
ANZIIF (Fellow), CIP, Dip of Bus
Executive Director
Wayne is the Chief Operating Officer of Ansvar Insurance Ltd in Australia and New Zealand and was appointed Executive Director in October 2011. Wayne joined Ansvar Insurance in 1998 as Claims Manager Australasia. He has more recently benn involved with and part of Victorian Bushfire Reconstruction Authority and has also been appointed to a number of committees within the Insurance Council of Australia. As a qualified Insurance Professional, Wayne has 39 years experience in the insurance industry.
- Andrew Moon
Andrew Moon
M.B.A.
Director 
Andrew is the CEO of Ansvar Insurance Ltd in Australia and New Zealand and joined the board in August 2010. Prior to commencing with Ansvar Insurance, Andrew held leadership roles in financial and corporate services in Australia and overseas. He is an accomplished senior executive working at CEO and GM level in a number of organisations including Tower Life’s Australian operations, Colonial State Bank, First Chicago’s Australian operations and Wardley Hong Kong.  Andrew has also held the position of Chair of the Parkinson’s Association of NSW.
- Michael
Michael Tripp
B.Sc., ARCS, FIA
Director
Group Chief Executive

Michael has been on the Board since 2007.  He is the Group Chief Executive, Ecclesiastical Group plc based at the Head Office in Gloucester, UK.  Prior to commencing with Ecclesiastical, Michael was a partner with the global professional services practice, Ernst & Young and Watson Wyatt. A qualified actuary, he has more than 30 years experience in the insurance industry.

Michael alternates his Directorship with Steve Wood.

- Steve Wood
Steve Wood
BSc (Hons) in Mathematics, FCII, Chartered Insurer, Director

Steve joined the Board in October 2009.  He is Managing Director for UK and Ireland at the Ecclesiastical Insurance Group, where he has been an executive director since January 2005.  Steve is executive director responsible for corporate social responsibility at Ecclesiastical and is also heavily involved with Business in the Community.  He has over 30 years of experience in general insurance, financial services and healthcare markets.

Steve alternates his Directorship with Michael Tripp.

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