ICA bolsters Board with two new appointments

The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) Board is pleased to announce Mr David Russell, Chief Executive, RAA Insurance Limited, and Ms Helen Troup, Managing Director, Commonwealth Insurance Limited, were yesterday appointed to its Board of Directors.

Mr Russell and Ms Troup were voted onto the Board at the 35^th Annual General Meeting of the ICA in Sydney. Their appointments were effective immediately.

ICA Chairman and ICA President Andy Cornish welcomed Mr Russell and Ms Troup to the Board.

“David Russell and Helen Troup are highly regarded and experienced in the industry, and we look forward to their contributions to Board discussions and deliberations,” he said.

“With the industry facing many challenges, including five declared weather catastrophes in 2015, it’s important for the ICA Board to have recourse to the valued skills and perspectives of its directors.”  

The appointment of Mr Russell and Ms Troup takes the total number of Board members to 12. The current Board members are:

President

Mr Andy Cornish, Chief Executive Officer, Personal Insurance,
Insurance Australia Group Limited

Deputy President

Mr Colin Fagen, Chief Executive Officer, QBE Insurance (Australia) Limited

Executive Director and CEO

Rob Whelan, Insurance Council of Australia

Directors:

Mr Noel Condon, Chief Executive Officer, AIG Australia Limited

Mr Heinrich Elder, Managing Director, Munich Holdings of Australasia Pty Limited

Mr Richard Enthoven, Chief Executive Officer, The Hollard Insurance Company Pty Limited

Mr Daniel Fogarty, CEO General Insurance, Zurich Financial Services Australia Limited

Mr Mark Milliner, Chief Executive Officer, Personal Insurance, Suncorp Group Limited (immediate past President)

Mr Niran Peiris, Managing Director, Allianz Australia Insurance Limited

Mr David Russell, Chief Executive, RAA Insurance Limited

Mr Mark Senkevics, Managing Director and Head of Australia & New Zealand, Swiss Reinsurance Company Limited

Ms Helen Troup, Managing Director, Commonwealth Insurance Limited

ICA Board of Director profiles are available at http://www.insurancecouncil.com.au/our-people?board=

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