Our Board

Board of Directors

Peter Harmer
Chair

Peter Harmer

Non-Executive Director, Board Chair, Nomination Committee Chair

Peter is the former CEO of IAG Limited, and has served previously as the CEO of CGU, Aon Limited UK, Aon Risk Services Australia Pacific, and Aon Re Australia. Peter has over 40 years’ experience in the industry spanning insurance, reinsurance broking, and insurance broking. He is a Non-Executive Director of Commonwealth Bank of Australia and nib Holdings Limited, and is the Chair of Lawcover Insurance Pty Ltd.

Peter is also a member of the Advisory Council for Bain & Company, an Executive Mentor with Merryck & Co ANZ, and a member of the Advisory Council of EXL Services Asia Pacific.

Mike Emmett
CEO and Managing Director

Mike Emmett

Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director

Mike has enjoyed a diverse career working across the Insurance, Consulting, and IT Industries in Australia, the UK and South Africa. Prior to joining AUB Group, Mike was the Group CEO for Cover-More, previously an ASX-listed global travel insurer and now part of the Zurich Group. Mike previously held senior roles in Australia at QBE as Group Executive, Operations, and EY leading the Financial Services Advisory business.

Before moving to Australia, Mike spent several years working in London, including at IBM, leading the Insurance and Banking consulting teams and at Morse plc (Application Services) as Managing Director. Mike’s earlier career in South Africa included senior roles in Consulting at IBM, Accenture and PwC.

Mike is also a Chartered Accountant (SA).

Richard Deutsch
Non-Executive Director

Richard Deutsch

Non-Executive Director, Chair of the Board Audit & Risk Management Committee

Richard is a Non-Executive Director of Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Limited and Hollard Holdings Australia Pty Limited. He is the Chair of the Movember Foundation and a Champions of Change Coalition Convenor and Advisor to CEOs and Boards.

Richard brings extensive experience delivering complex audit and advisory services to Australia’s leading public, private, government and not-for-profit organisations for more than 30 years.

Richard was the Chief Executive Officer of Deloitte Australia from 2018 to 2021. Prior to the CEO role, Richard was the Managing Partner of the Audit & Advisory Practice and a member of the Global Audit & Advisory Leadership Team. Richard’s career also includes more than 25 years working with PwC, including nine years on PwC’s Australian executive.

Richard holds a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Sydney.

Tonianne Dwyer
Non-Executive Director

Tonianne Dwyer

Non-Executive Director

Tonianne Dwyer is a Non-Executive Director of ALS Limited, Incitec Pivot Limited and Growthpoint Properties Australia Limited. She is also the Deputy Chancellor and member of the Senate of the University of Queensland, and a director of the Sir John Monash Foundation.

Tonianne is an experienced non-executive director and has extensive executive experience in investment banking, funds management, real estate and corporate strategy across a variety of sectors and international markets. She had a 23-year executive career in investment banking and real estate during which she held senior management roles with Hambros Bank Limited Société Generale, and Quintain Estates and Development plc in the UK.

Tonianne has a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) and a Bachelor of Jurisprudence (Hons) from the University of Western Australia and is a Fellow and member of the Queensland Division Council of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a member of Chief Executive Women.

Andrew Kendrick
Non-Executive Director

Andrew Kendrick

Non-Executive Director

Andrew Kendrick is a former Non-Executive Director of Lloyd’s of London and the Lloyd’s Market Association. He has more than 40 years’ experience in the insurance industry in the UK, Europe and Bermuda.

Andrew’s executive career includes leadership positions with Chubb and Ace, culminating in the role of President & Chairman, Chubb European Group. He began his career at Sturge Syndicate 210, and held a number of senior underwriting positions with Ockham Underwriting. Andrew is the Chair of Everest Insurance (Ireland) DAC.

Melanie Laing
Non-Executive Director

Melanie Laing

Non-Executive Director, Chair of the People and Remuneration Committee

Melanie Laing is a Non-Executive Director of ASX-listed Ridley Corporation, one of Australia’s leading agricultural companies, and a former Non-Executive Director of global digital education provider, Keypath Education International.

Melanie was group executive of HR at Commonwealth Bank of Australia, where she was responsible for the strategic planning, transformation and implementation of the bank's global people agenda and HR operations. Previously, she was global head of people and culture at Origin Energy, and has held senior HR leadership roles with Unisys, Vodafone, General Re and Times Mirror, in Australia and overseas.

Melanie holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of the Witwatersrand. She is a fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (FAICD) and the Australian Human Resources Institute (FAHRI), a member of Chief Executive Women (CEW) Australia and certified chair with the Advisory Board Centre.

Cath Rogers
Non-Executive Director

Cath Rogers

Cath Rogers is a member of the Commercialisation Committee of the Heart Research Institute and was previously a Non-Executive Director of fintech Digital Wallet Pty Limited which trades as Beem It (2018-2021) and McGrath Limited (2016-2018).

She has a background in financial services, private equity and venture capital both in Australia and overseas including with Antler, AirTree Ventures, Anchorage Capital Partners, Masdar Capital and Credit Suisse.

Cath holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of New South Wales and an MBA from INSEAD. She is also a CFA Charterholder and a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

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