Listed life insurance company, ClearView Wealth Limited, has appointed former Bank of Queensland (BOQ) senior leader Sharon Leong to the newly-created role of Chief of Staff, reporting to ClearView Managing Director Nadine Gooderick.
Leong has over 20 years’ financial services experience in both Australia and the UK, and was most recently Executive Business Manager to the Group Executive, Retail Banking and CEO ME Bank at BOQ.
Prior to that, she held a number of senior positions at Westpac Group including Strategy and Business Manager to the General Manager, Platforms and Investments at Westpac subsidiary, BT Financial Group.
In her role at ClearView, Leong will work with the executive leadership team to oversee the execution of the group’s refreshed strategy and business plan. She will provide business management and advisory support to the leadership team.
“Sharon is a respected financial services leader with extensive experience in strategy and business planning,” Ms Gooderick said.
“She has excellent organisational, communication and stakeholder management skills, and will help drive strategic outcomes as we work towards achieving our FY26 goals.”
Ms Leong said: “ClearView is a dynamic company that has gone through a period of simplification and transformation, and continues to grow and expand. I am excited to be joining the business at this pivotal stage of its journey to support Nadine and the leadership team”.
Leong holds two bachelor degrees: Commerce and Law (Hons), as well as CPA qualification.
As at 30 June 2023, ClearView had $305.9 million in inforce life insurance premiums. In FY23, the group reported a 41% increase in underlying net profit after tax of $36.5 million and a 25% increase in new business to $25.2 million.