Mr Wainwright has close to 25 years’ experience in financial services and joins from Zurich in the United Kingdom (UK) where he is currently Chief Risk Officer for its Life business.

Prior to this, he has held various risk management and leadership roles at Zurich UK, Nomura Securities, Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS) and Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) Global Banking and Markets.

Justin Delaney, Chief Executive Officer at Zurich said: “Mr Wainwright brings a strong breadth of global experience to this role, paired with an impressive technical and leadership capability.” 

“He will play a key role in driving Zurich’s local risk strategy against a backdrop of an increasingly complex environment. We look forward to welcoming him to Zurich’s local leadership team in the new year,” Mr Delaney said.

Mr Wainwright said: “I am delighted and honoured to be joining the Zurich team in Australia and look forward to further evolving the team’s strong risk management capability.” 

Commencing 6 January 2025, Mr Wainwright will relocate from the UK to Sydney and report into Sid Medappa, Zurich’s Regional Head of Risk for Asia Pacific (APAC).

Mr Wainwright will succeed Jaimie Sach, who announced his retirement after holding the Chief Risk Officer role at Zurich since 2019 and an extensive career in the wealth industry spanning more than 30 years.

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