IAG’s new director to bring ‘transformational change skills’ to board

Australian insurer  IAG has appointed a new director who recently served for five years on the board of New Zealand-based insurer Tower.

Wendy Thorpe (pictured) joins as an independent non-executive director to the IAG board, effective July 2023.

Thorpe will bring additional insurance and other financial services, technology, and transformational change skills to the board, supplementing those of the existing directors.

Thorpe’s executive career has been focused in financial services, including key leadership roles in technology and operations at AXA, ANZ and AMP. She is currently the chair of Epworth Healthcare and Online Education Services, and a non-executive director of Heritage & People’s Choice, auDA and Data Action. Thorpe was also previously a non-executive director of Tower, Ausgrid, and AMP Bank.

IAG chair Tom Pockett said “We are delighted to welcome Wendy to the IAG Board. Wendy joins us having recently served five years on the Board of Tower Limited (a New Zealand-based insurance company), including more recently Chairing their Board Risk Committee. Wendy’s appointment continues the strengthening of the IAG Board’s insurance and financial services expertise that has occurred over the past couple of years.”

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