INSIGNIA FINANCIAL - Key Persons
Adrianna has more than 25 years' experience in financial services and wealth management, legal, compliance and risk.
Most recently, she was Group General Counsel at McMillian Shakespeare and from 2003 to 2009, Group General Counsel at Insignia Financial.
Job Titles:
- General Manager, Capital Markets
Anvij has more than 20 years' experience in financial services. He is passionate about cultivating and leading high performing teams to deliver optimal risk and customer outcomes.
Prior to joining Insignia Financial in 2023, Anvij spent ten years at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, where he was most recently Executive General Manager for Operational Risk and Chief Risk Officer for the bank's business support functions. Prior to this, he was the General Manager Operational Risk of CBA's Retail Bank and the Chief Risk Officer of Colonial First State.
Chris brings over 20 years of experience in financial services, demonstrating a strong passion for developing systems of work which deliver client-centric solutions.
He currently leads the Client Wellbeing division at Insignia Financial, focusing on improving client value to drive the Group's growth.
Prior to his current role, Chris has held various leadership roles across the Insignia Financial Group. These include transformation (spanning enterprise strategy, portfolio management and optimisation, change management, and overseeing the separation from NAB and ANZ), product development and management, and frontline client services.
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer, Rhombus Advisory
Darren has more than 25 years' experience in the financial services industry, having held senior management roles across ANZ, BT Financial Group, Asgard and MLC.
He joined Insignia Financial upon the acquisition of the ANZ Wealth Advice business in October 2018.
David has more than 20 years' global finance experience across consulting, investment banking, private equity and corporate environments with Spark New Zealand, MediaWorks and Macquarie.
Most recently he was Chief Financial Officer of Spark New Zealand, the country's largest telecommunications company.
Job Titles:
- Independent Non - Executive Director
- Company Director and Advisor With Ashurst International Legal Firm
Elizabeth Alexander is a Company Director and advisor with Ashurst International legal firm. She is currently the Chair of Medibank Private, anon-executive director of Dexus Property Group and Chancellor of University of Melbourne.
Elizabeth was the former Chair of CSL and also the former independent Chair of the Audit Committee of the Australian Prudential Regulator (APRA) and of the Risk and Audit Committee of the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development. She is a former member of the Takeovers Panel and Deputy Chair of the Financial Reporting Council. As a former partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers (1977-2002), she specialised in the area of risk management and corporate governance issues, and was responsible for the establishment of these practices within Australian.
Elizabeth has served on many government committees which have included the Trade Policy Advisory Committee of the Minister of Trade, the Small Business Council of Australia, the Australian Film Commission and the Gas and Fuel Corporation. Elizabeth is a past National President of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and is a former National President of CPA Australia. It was during her Presidency of CPA Australia that the drive for legal backing to accounting standards in Australia was achieved.
She was a winner of the Veuve Cliquot Business Woman of the Year, is a former Chair of the Board of Advice to the Salvation Army in Australia, and is National President of the Winston Churchill Fellowship Trust. She is a member of the Order of Australia, and was awarded a Centenary medal.
Job Titles:
- Chief Operating & Technology Officer
- in 2015 As General Manager, Transformation
Frank has more than 30 years' experience in financial services in the areas of wealth management, banking, operations, transformation, and change management.
He leads Insignia Financials' technology, operations, and client services teams, and is accountable delivering strategic initiatives including simplification of products and platforms, and the integration of recent acquisitions.
Frank joined Insignia Financial in 2015 as General Manager, Transformation and has previously held senior management roles at NAB, MLC and Aviva Australia.
Job Titles:
- Chief Asset Management Officer
Garry has more than 30 years' experience in financial services, wealth management and asset management.
He has held senior executive roles with MLC and NAB in Australia, New Zealand and the UK and continues to be Director of a number of Group companies in Australia and the UK.
Garry joined Insignia Financial upon the acquisition of the MLC business in June 2021.
Lawrence has over 25 years' legal experience in financial services and wealth management.
Lawrence was formerly a Partner at the law firm Clayton Utz and most recently the General Counsel for ANZ Wealth.
Job Titles:
- Chief Distribution Officer
Mark has over 30 years' experience across the financial services sector in Australia and the UK.
He previously held senior management roles at Credit Suisse Asset Management, Barclays Global Investors and most recently BlackRock Australia, where he was Managing Director, Retail Advisory & iShares.
Mel has more than 20 years' experience in human resources with expertise in culture, organisational development and change management.
She most recently was General Manager, People & Change for AusNet Services and prior to this held several senior roles in commercial banking.
She joined Insignia Financial as Chief People Officer in 2019.
Job Titles:
- Chairman
- Member of the Group Audit Committee
- Member of the Group Nominations Committee
- Member of the Group Risk and Compliance Committee
Mr Griffiths has more than 40 years' experience with a deep understanding of the financial services industry. Mr Griffiths has held a number of executive positions within the industry most notably as Chief Executive Officer Aviva Australia and later, Managing Director South Asia, Aviva Asia Pte Ltd based in Singapore. Prior to joining Aviva he held executive positions with Colonial Ltd and Norwich Union. Mr Griffiths was Chairman of Westpac General Insurance Limited and Westpac Lenders Mortgage Insurance Limited until 31 August 2021.
Job Titles:
- Non - Executive Director
- Chairman of the Group Nominations Committee
- Independent Non - Executive Director / Independent Non - Executive Director since 2019
- Member of the Group Audit Committee
- Member of the Group Risk and Compliance Committee
Mr Bloore is an experienced Non-Executive Director, entrepreneur, and farmer. He has designed, built, and sold a number of businesses focussed on the development of key disruptive technologies and distribution services in traditional markets to create business efficiencies. Mr Bloore has been actively involved in, both as an Executive and/or as a Director and in the capacity of investment funding, development and leadership, including Smartsuper, SuperIQ and Class Super.
Mr Bloore has worked on a range of Senate and Treasury Committees, and with the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) Regulations Committee on regulation for the superannuation industry. In 2016, Mr Bloore sold his superannuation administration business to AMP, stepped down from the Senate and Treasury Committees and is now focussed on contributing to organisations as a Non-Executive Director. Mr Bloore was a non-executive director of FBR Ltd until November 2019.
Special responsibilities
Chairman of the Group Nominations Committee
Member of the Group Audit Committee
Member of the Group People and Remuneration Committee
Member of the Group Risk and Compliance Committee
Job Titles:
- Independent Non - Executive Director
- Member of the Group Audit Committee
- Member of the Group Nominations Committee
- Member of the Group Risk and Compliance Committee
Mr Selak has over 40 years' experience in the financial and advisory services industry. From 2000 to 2016 he was a partner in the Corporate Finance Practice of Ernst & Young, providing valuation services to a broad range of local and international clients and also serving on their Global Corporate Finance Executive. From 2014 to 2017 Mr Selak was an advisory board member of Quest Apartment Hotels. From 2016 to 2020, Mr Selak was a non-executive Director of National Tiles and the Chairman of Corsair Capital until April 2021.
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer
- Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors
Scott commenced as CEO of Insignia Financial in March 2024. He has over two decades of experience in the wealth management sector and proven experience in turnarounds, transforming, and growing wealth management businesses.
Prior to this role, he was CEO at AMP Australia Wealth Management and previously CEO of Sunsuper. Before joining Sunsuper, Scott led MLC's corporate and institutional wealth businesses including Plum Financial Services and JANA Investment Advisers.
Scott is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, a former Director of the Financial Services Council, and a Fellow of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia.
Mr Hartley has over two decades of experience in the wealth management sector and proven experience in turnarounds, transforming, and growing wealth management businesses.
Mr Hartley most recently served as CEO of AMP Australia Wealth Management from January 2021 to December 2023, where he was tasked with rebuilding the company's culture, performance, and reputation following the Financial Services Royal Commission.
Prior to AMP, Mr Hartley served as the CEO of Sunsuper from January 2014 to September 2019. His leadership played a pivotal role in Sunsuper becoming Australia's fastest-growing top ten superannuation fund. Before joining Sunsuper, Scott led MLC's corporate and institutional wealth businesses including Plum Financial Services and JANA Investment Advisers.
Job Titles:
- Independent Non - Executive Director
- Chairman of the Group Risk and Compliance Committee
- Member of the Group Audit Committee
- Member of the Group Nominations Committee
Ms Flynn has more than 35 years' experience in the financial services industry, including roles within law and corporate governance as well as executive responsibilities. From 1998 to 2010, Ms Flynn was the Chief Legal Counsel, Group Compliance Manager and Group Company Secretary of financial services group Aviva Australia, and a director of Aviva Australia's superannuation trustee company. Prior to her time at Aviva, Ms Flynn spent 18 years as a commercial lawyer with Minter Ellison, including eight years as a partner, specialising in managed funds, banking, securitisation, and superannuation. Ms Flynn was a non-executive director of Bennelong Funds Management from 2010 to 2015 and the Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society Limited from November 2019 until April 2021.
Job Titles:
- Non - Executive Director
- Member of the Group Audit Committee
- Member of the Group Nominations Committee
- Member of the Group Risk and Compliance Committee
Ms Gai McGrath IIndependent Non-Executive Director LLM (Dist), BA LLB (Hons) GAICD Independent Non-Executive Director since 2024 Ms McGrath has more than 37 years of experience in the financial services and legal industries in Australia, New Zealand and the UK. In addition to having held a number of non-executive directorships across the listed, government and profit-for-member sectors, Ms McGrath is a former Chair of BT Funds Management and Humanitix. Ms McGrath has previously held a series of executive roles with the Westpac Group, centred around retail banking and wealth management. Ms McGrath was also a lawyer in private practice and, prior to her time at Westpac, worked at Perpetual Limited as General Counsel and Company Secretary. Other listed directorships Non-executive director of the Steadfast Group and the Helia Group Significant non-listed directorships HBF Health Limited Toyota Finance Australia Limited Special responsibilities Member of the Group Audit Committee Member of the Group Nominations Committee Member of the Group People and Remuneration Committee Member of the Group Risk and Compliance Committee
Job Titles:
- Independent Non - Executive Director
- Non - Executive Director
- Chairman of the Group Audit Committee
- Member of the Group Nominations Committee
- Member of the Group Risk and Compliance Committee
Ms Somerville is an experienced Non-Executive Director, bringing deep and relevant finance, risk, and governance experience to the Board, having worked in the financial services industry in both her executive and non-executive roles. Previously she was an audit partner with KPMG Australia for nearly 14 years, with a focus on the financial services industry in both Australia and overseas.
Job Titles:
- Manager, Corporate Affairs
Job Titles:
- Senior Manager, Corporate Affairs