James (Jim) Minto is a non-executive director and chair of the board of the company, and a member of the board’s audit and risk committee, people and culture committee and investment committee.
With more than 45 years of experience in the financial services industry, including 26 years in CEO roles, Jim has deep expertise in life insurance, superannuation, trustee services, managed funds, investment management, financial planning, health insurance and general insurance. He is currently a director and chair of Partners Life Limited and Swiss Re Life & Health Australia Ltd, and chair of the advisory board of Swiss Reinsurance Company Asia Ltd. Previously, Jim was acting chair of the National Disability Insurance Agency and Chair and a member of a number of its committees, a Director of Dai-ichi Life Asia Pacific and served as the CEO of TAL between 2006 and 2015. He was also a director for six years of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia including two years as chair, ending 2015. Jim later served as interim CEO in 2016. He chaired the combined industry Life Insurance in Superannuation Code of Practice development group in 2017.
