The Chair of Australia’s largest life insurer TAL, Rob Thomas yesterday announced the appointment of two new directors to the TAL Board.
Experienced non-executive director and former insurance executive Duncan Boyle and long-standing Dai-ichi Life group senior executive Norimitsu Kawahara yesterday formally became TAL Board directors.
Dai-ichi Life senior executive Tatsusaburo Yamamoto has stepped down as a director to take up a new role in Tokyo within the Dai-ichi Life group.
Mr Thomas said: “I welcome both Mr Boyle and Mr Kawahara to the board of Australia’s largest life insurance company, and would like to thank Mr Yamamoto for his valuable service since 2012.
“As TAL has continued to grow its business in Australia, the new appointments help us renew the skillset on the Board as TAL works hard to provide financial protection to even more Australians as the nation’s largest life insurer.”
Mr Boyle served as the CEO of the UK operations of Royal and Sun Alliance Insurance (RSA) from 2002 to 2006 following over 30 years’ experience in the insurance industry in Australia, New Zealand and the UK.
He has been an independent non‑executive director of QBE since 2006 and is a director of Clayton Utz lawyers and Stockland Trust Group.
Mr Kawahara has worked for over 28 years in the Dai-ichi Life group, one of the world’s largest life insurance and wealth management businesses with operations and interests on all continents.
He is currently responsible for Dai-ichi Life’s business in the Asia Pacific region as the Managing Director of Dai-ichi Life International (Asia Pacific), and has been Deputy CEO and CFO of the Star Union Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company in India before.
