Mr Craig Dunn
Independent Non-Executive Director and ChairCraig is a highly regarded business leader with more than 30 years of experience in financial services, serving as Chief Executive Officer of AMP Limited from 2008-2013. He is also currently the Chair of Telstra Group Limited, Redkite and CMi Merryck, and is a Non-Executive Director of Lion.
Craig was previously a member of the Financial Services Advisory Committee, the Australian Financial Centre Forum, the Consumer and Financial Literacy Taskforce and a Panel member of the Australian Government’s Financial System Inquiry. He is also a former Chair of the Investment and Financial Services Association (now the Financial Services Council), the Australian Government’s Fintech Advisory Group and Australia’s leading fintech innovation hub, Stone & Chalk.
Mr Chris de Bruin
Group Chief Executive OfficerChris has more than 25 years of global executive experience in Financial Services, including Business Banking, Retail Banking, Fintech, and Digital Banking.
Most recently, he served as Chief Executive of Consumer & Business Banking at Westpac until September 2023. Before Westpac, Chris was the CEO of Deem Finance, a major non-bank financial institution in the Middle East. He joined Deem from Zafin, a FinTech company providing customer-centric product and pricing solutions, where he was President. Chris spent 13 years at Standard Chartered Bank, which acquired 20twenty Financial Services, the internet banking platform he co-founded, where he held senior roles across Asia and the Middle East. Earlier in his career, Chris worked as an Associate Principal at McKinsey & Company in London.
Ms Catherine Dubé
Independent Non-Executive DirectorCatherine is an Actuary with over 30 years’ experience in financial services. She is an Independent Non-Executive Director for Nippon Life Australia and New Zealand NOHC Pty Ltd, Nippon Life Insurance Australia and New Zealand Limited, and Resolution Life Australasia Limited. She also serves as Chair of the Audit Committee. Catherine’s other positions include Non-Executive Director for Guild Group Holdings and Guild Insurance, where she chairs both the Group Audit and Risk Committees. She also serves as a Non-Executive Director and Audit Chair for Assetinsure and is a member of the ACT Public Trustee and Guardian Investment Board.
Previously, she served as Audit Committee Chair on the Board of Challenger Retirement and Investment Services. Prior to her non-executive roles, Catherine was Chief Risk Officer at AIG for the Australasian region.
David Stephen
Independent Non-Executive DirectorAs a Banking and Financial Services leader with over 35 years of experience, David has a strong record in driving risk management and compliance for some of the largest financial services organisations in the world. He has expertise in strategy, leadership, governance, culture, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), transformation, remediation, and navigating the complexity of regulated industries.
David is an Independent Non-Executive Director for Nippon Life Australia and New Zealand NOHC Pty Ltd, Nippon Life Insurance Australia and New Zealand Limited, and Resolution Life Australasia Limited. He also serves as Chair of the Risk Committee. Prior to this role, David served on Boards of the International Financial Risk Institute and Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FINSIA), and he was previously the Group Chief Risk Officer and a Member of the Executive teams for Westpac, ANZ Bank and Royal Bank of Scotland.
Ms Melissa Babbage
Independent Non-Executive DirectorMelissa has more than 30 years of experience in Financial Services with global expertise in investment strategy, governance, and risk management. She is an Independent Non-Executive Director for Nippon Life Australia and New Zealand NOHC Pty Ltd, Nippon Life Insurance Australia and New Zealand Limited, Resolution Life Australasia Limited, and Swiss Re Asia. She also serves as a member of the Investment Committees for the Ord Minnett Private Opportunities Fund and the 1941 Fund.
Melissa has previously held Non-Executive Director roles with Q Super, Swiss Re Australia, Swiss Re US, Mercer Investments, St Vincent’s Health & Aged Care, the IOOF Foundation and Athletics Australia, where she chaired Investment, Risk and Audit Committees. Earlier in her career, Melissa spent two decades in international and domestic financial markets, commencing in interest rate derivatives trading at Bankers Trust in 1992. She then moved to Commodities trading at Deutsche Bank in 1997. In 2000 she was appointed as Managing Director, and held senior roles including Head of Global Finance and Foreign Exchange A/NZ for Deutsche Bank Australia, Head of Commodities Asia-Pacific, and member of the Global Executive team. Melissa is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a member of Chief Executive Women.
Ms Rosheen Garnon
Independent Non-Executive DirectorRosheen is a Non-Executive Director with extensive experience across Financial Services, Infrastructure, Transport, and Government. She is an Independent Non-Executive Director for Nippon Life Australia and New Zealand NOHC Pty Ltd, Nippon Life Insurance Australia and New Zealand Limited, and Resolution Life Australasia Limited, and serves as Chair of the People and Remuneration Committee. She also serves as a Board Member for Venues NSW, the Australia Council Board of Creative Australia, and The Smith Family, and as Trustee Director of Retirement Benefit Fund Pty Limited.
Rosheen has held roles including Chair of the Board of Taxation - an Independent Government Advisory Board which advises the Australian Treasurer on the Australian Taxation System - and Non-Executive Director of Australian Rail Track Corporation. Prior to this, Rosheen had a distinguished career in the accounting profession as a Senior Partner with KPMG, where she held senior executive management positions with the Australian firm and at a regional (ASPAC), and global level. Rosheen is a chartered accountant, and a taxation adviser with extensive experience with a range of regulated industries and Public Policy at senior Government levels.
Mr Koji Ichiba
Non-Executive DirectorKoji has over three decades of global leadership experience in the insurance industry. Joining as Executive Director for Acenda in 2024 from Nippon Life's Tokyo office, Koji is one of our most senior international executives.
Since joining Nippon Life in 1993, Koji has held senior roles across Asia, including Executive Vice President for Reliance Nippon Life Insurance in India and Chief Executive Officer for Nippon Life Asia Pacific. His most recent position was General Manager of Nippon's Global Insurance Business Department, where he was responsible for financial performance, governance, and risk management for Nippon Life’s international operations. Koji holds a Bachelor of Law from Doshisha University.
Ms Claire Singleton
Non-Executive DirectorClaire is a seasoned legal and executive leader with deep expertise in corporate governance, strategic partnerships, and financial services regulation. She joined Resolution Life Group in 2022 as Chief Counsel and Head of Strategic Partnerships, leading a team of experts providing group-wide legal advice around financing, mergers and acquisitions, and regulatory and compliance issues. She is also responsible for Sustainability, Strategic Partnerships and Investor Relations, as well as the company secretarial and compliance teams.
Claire holds a Master of Arts in Law from the University of Cambridge and began her career as a corporate M&A lawyer at US law firm Jones Day.
Mr Rushabh Ranavat
Non-Executive DirectorRushabh is a senior financial services executive with extensive experience in strategy, M&A and reinsurance. He currently leads Resolution Life Group’s business activities in Asia with a focus on regional growth and strategic partnerships.
Prior to this, Rushabh worked as a consultant at McKinsey & Co across the financial services, healthcare and private equity practices. Passionate about the development opportunities available to young people, he holds or has held board positions with MyTutor.co.uk, the Department for Education’s Comprehensive School Improvement Plan (CSIP) initiative, and Debate Mate. Rushabh studied philosophy and economics at the London School of Economics, graduating with first class honours.
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