Duncan West

Mr West is Chairman of the Risk Committee. Duncan is experienced company director with 40 years of experience in the general insurance and financial services sectors, in both director and senior executive roles, in Australia and overseas. His financial services experience spans general and life insurance, banking and wealth management. Duncan is Chairman of listed company Challenger Limited (director since September 2018) and a non-executive director of listed company Helia Group Ltd (since September 2018). He is also a director of Avant Mutual Group Limited (Australia's medical indemnity insurer). Duncan was previously Chairman and a director of The Hollard Insurance Company Pty Limited, Lawcover Insurance Pty Limited and Habitat for Humanity Australia. Duncan's previous executive roles include CEO of Vero Insurance, CEO of CGU Insurance, and Executive General Manager of Insurance for NAB Wealth and MLC. He also previously worked with Royal Sun Alliance in its UK and Indian operations and is a past President of the Australia and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance.