QBE appoints non-executive director to board
QBE Insurance Group has appointed a financial services executive with over 30 years of experience at Ernst and Young (EY), Bank Australia and GenRe.
Steve Ferguson has been appointed as an independent non-executive director, effective from 1 November 2023, subject to relevant regulatory approvals.
Ferguson has over 30 years of experience, including serving as a financial services leadership partner at EY for more than 15 years, where he was also the signing audit partner for numerous top 50 ASX-listed companies.
More recently, Ferguson held board-level positions across the commercial, government, and not-for-profit sectors for the past six years.
Ferguson currently serves as a non-executive director for Bank Australia, GenRe Australia, GenRe Life Australia, and Parkinson's Australia. He is also an external member of the UNSW Sydney Audit Committee and Risk Committee and a part-time CFO for BackTrack Youth Works.
Mike Wilkins, chairman of the QBE Group Board, said: “It is my pleasure to welcome Steve Ferguson to the Board. Steve has had an outstanding career and brings a strong focus on audit, risk, and stakeholder collaboration.”
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