Insured Group Limited seeks to ensure a sound corporate governance regime is in place across its operations in New Zealand and Australia.
Wayne Miller
Managing Director
ANZIIF (Fellow) CIP, Dip Fin Serv (Ins Brok), QPIB, AICD
Mr Miller is the founder of the group. Prior to this his other corporate experience was as co-founding executive director of Medepartner Ltd, where he was instrumental in raising seed and mezzanine capital, product development and implementation of an innovative “first to market” product. Medepartner Ltd achieved ASX listing through a reverse take over of Konekt Limited (ASX code: KKT).
Specifically he has 28 years’ experience in the insurance industry including executive positions for several major international insurance and insurance broking companies. Insurance company experience spanned from underwriting and claims practical experience culminating in senior national responsibilities for underwriting. Insurance broking and risk management experience included: development, design and implementation of risk management and insurance programs across a broad range of clients and industries; specialist corporate/mining insurance in Australia and internationally.
Now into ACIL’s 5th year Mr Miller has considerable experience in “start up” company development, acquisitions and management in the insurance industry sector.
The Hon. W.P. (Bill) Jeffries
Non-Executive Chairman
LLB (Victoria)
Mr Jeffries is a practising barrister in Wellington. He held the position of Chief Commissioner of the New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission from 1997 to April 2010. He was also Chairman of New Zealand's Real Estate Agents Licensing Board from 2007 to 2010.
Mr Jeffries is a former Minister of Transport and former Minister of Civil Aviation. He also held the Justice portfolio in 1989/90.
As a result of his extensive transport experience, Mr Jeffries has a particular expertise in risk management and safety management systems for the marine, aviation and rail industries. He has served as Chairman of the International Transport Safety Association.
Since 1995 he has held the position of Consul-General in New Zealand for the Kingdom of Sweden.
Anne-Marie Syme
Director
MIACD MFAA FBL4503
Ms Syme has extensive corporate management and business development experience within the banking and finance sectors and currently works in Director and Executive capacities with several companies and organisations throughout Australia. These include Insurance, Liquor, Information Technology, Human Resources and business coaching industries.
Ms Syme is featured in two books - “Secrets of Inspiring Leaders Exposed” and “Leadership Revelations – An Australian Perspective”.
Recently, Ms Syme won an award for “Most Inspiring Woman of the Year – Business” (2009) and was presented this award by Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce – Governor General of Australia.
Daniel (Dan) O'Leary
Director
MA (Oxon)
Son of a British diplomat and a New Zealand mother, Mr O'Leary began his education at Forest School, Canberra, where his father was serving in the British High Commission at the time. He later attended schools in South Africa, New Zealand and the UK before proceeding to Oxford where he gained his Masters Degree. After a two-year stint in Tokyo working for a Japanese pharmaceutical company he joined P&OCL but in 1989 decided to become a barrister. He was admitted to the New Zealand Bar and has practised as a Barrister in Wellington, in the civil jurisdiction, for some 14 years. He has appeared in the Supreme Court of New Zealand.
Mr O'Leary is married to Nina, the daughter of Hon Hugh Templeton, the New Zealand Minister responsible, with Doug Anthony the former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, for negotiating the Closer Economic Relations (CER) Treaty between Australia and New Zealand, as a result of which the Governor-General of Australia has recently made his father in law a member of the Australian Order.
Mr O'Leary looks forward to participating in the continued development of Insured Group.
Keith Bowker
Company Secretary
Bcomm, CA
Mr Bowker is currently a Director of Somerville Accountants and Somerville Corporate an independent corporate services and accounting firm. Prior to joining Insured Group Limited, Keith was a Manager at Ord Nexia and gaining experience within the corporate section.
He also gained tax knowledge during his time spent with Sygnum Financial Services and BKR Walker Wayland.
Keith has previously held the Company Secretary position with Millepede International Limited where he undertook the company secretarial duties for the overseas based materials company.
Keith has extensive experience in the corporate environment primarily within the mining and exploration, oil and gas and biotechnology sectors.
Santino Di Giacomo
Non-Executive Finance Director
B Bus, ACA, CPA, FINSA
After qualifying as a Chartered Accountant in 1984 with Ernst & Young, he worked in the Chairman’s office of Mr Robert Holmes-a-Court’s International Bell Group Limited as assistant to the Finance Director.
In 1988 Mr Di-Giacomo joined the international pharmaceutical group, Cortecs International Limited, and Provalis plc. During his twelve year tenure with the UK based Provalis Group (was listed on the LSE, NASDAQ and the ASX), Mr Di-Giacomo held a number of senior international executive positions (including Director of Corporate Development) and was also responsible for the Group’s expansion and capital raising activities.
He was also a key figure in Provalis’ strategic and corporate structuring and international expansion including capital markets initiatives; Australian and international listings and capital raisings (NASDAQ and the LSE); the capture of new intellectual property; and major healthcare contract and licensing negotiations.
Currently Mr. Di-Giacomo is a Non-Executive Director of APAC Coal Limited, and also a director of the following public companies: Millepede International Limited (MPD), Vortex Pipes Limited (VTX), Consolidated Capital Investments Ltd (CNC) and Pallane Medical Limited (PNM).
