Board

Murray Baird B.Arts, LLB Chairman	Murray Baird was appointed to the Board in 2002 and became the Chairman in January 2006. Murray has been senior partner and chairman of Moores Legal, Melbourne, Australia since 1985. His professional practice includes advising in corporations law and governance. He is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, has been a director of a number of non listed public companies, is a regular writer, speaker and consultant on Corporate Governance issues for the Not for Profit sector.
Nicholas Barnett Director B.Ec, ACA, MAICD	Nicholas joined the board July 2010. Nicholas is a Director of Mission Australia Limited, Director (and Chairman) of First Samuel Limited and Director (and Chairman) of Insync Surveys Pty Ltd. Nicholas joined the board July 2010 and has 30 years' experience as a Chartered Accountant and Business Consultant, including 11 years at KPMG with the last 2 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 Limited and of First Samuel Limited and is a Director of Mission Australia Limited.
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 Harris CA, CPA, ACIS Director	Bruce was appointed to the Board in 2005. Bruce is a former insurance executive director with a strong commercial awareness and 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 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.
Bronwyn Hughes B.Arts, Dip Ed, Dip Mgt, D.B.A. Director	Bronwyn became a Director in 2006. She has worked in both secular and Christian media for over 20 years including a producer for ABC Radio National, a presenter with FM103.2 and as Director of the Anglican Radio Unit. Bronwyn has also worked as the Communications Director with NCLS Research and as National Director for Mission Research and Development with the Bible Society. Currently she is employed as Leadership Research Fellow with Macquarie University Graduate School of Management, is the outgoing Chairman of the Willow Creek Association Australia and is Deputy Chair, Board of Management, Radio FM103.2.
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’s has also held the position of Chair of the Parkinson’s Association of NSW.
Jeffrey Thomas B.Ec, M.B.A.,FCA. Director	Jeffrey has been a Board Member since 2004. He has been the Chairman of Jeffrey Thomas & Partners, Chartered Accountants, since 1981. His professional time is principally related to providing strategic and organisational advice to a wide range of businesses. He has held board positions previously with a diverse range of businesses and organisations, including an insurance broker.
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. He is also a director of The Baptist Insurance Company plc.
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 28 years experience in general insurance, financial services and healthcare markets.