Richard Feledy has been appointed Allianz Australia’s Managing Director (MD) from 1 January 2018.
“Richard’s experience, across all aspects of insurance and leadership qualities made him a great fit for the position. He is the right person to lead Allianz into the future. He brings a broad and deep knowledge of insurance to the role, serving on the leadership team of Allianz for seven years as our Chief Technical Officer,” said Curtis.
Feledy will replace Niran Peiris who has been promoted to the Allianz SE Board of Management from 1 January 2018.
“Allianz is a great place for people to grow their careers, with both Mr Peiris and Mr Feledy being promoted into more senior roles in the company and Group. I’m delighted that we have strong homegrown talent at Allianz,” Curtis said.
Feledy will move into a newly created deputy MD role before commencing as MD. His immediate priorities will be build on customer focus on customers and advancing digital agenda.
“Customer and regulator expectations are rising so we need to be ready to respond to, and anticipate, these expectations,” Feledy said.
“Our four pillars - people, customer, growth and profit - are not there by accident. I know if we get things right for our customers, growth and profit will follow. If we’re profitable, we will attract and keep the right people. It’s a continuous loop.”