AIA New Zealand has announced the appointment of Michele Embling (pictured) as an independent non-executive director and chair of the Board Audit and Risk Committee, effective from Oct. 1.
Embling brings with her a wealth of experience as a chair and board member across various private, not-for-profit, and public sector entities. Currently serving as the chair of the External Reporting Board (XRB), she holds other significant governance roles at Transpower New Zealand, Toitū Tahua – The Centre for Sustainable Finance, the Australian Financial Reporting Council, and the University of Auckland’s Business School Advisory Board.
According to her LinkedIn, She is also a fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and has previously been a member of their Nominations and Governance Committee.
Her career also includes her tenure as chair of PwC in New Zealand from 2016 to 2020, during which she held diverse leadership, executive, and governance positions within PwC in New Zealand and Asia. She was also co-chair of Champions for Change from 2018 to 2020 and served as a board member and deputy chair of Global Women from 2011 to 2018.
“We are delighted to have Michele Embling join the AIA NZ board. With her extensive leadership and governance experience across Asia-Pacific, Michele brings great insight, perspective, and strategic leadership to AIA NZ,” AIA NZ chair Theresa Gattung said.
“As the country’s largest life insurer, having a strong, experienced, and diverse board is critically important to achieving our purpose of helping New Zealanders live healthier, longer, better lives,” AIA NZ CEO Nick Stanhope said. “We are honoured to have Michele step onto our board.”
Elsewhere for the Kiwi life insurer, AIA NZ welcomed Snap Fitness as a new gym partner and provider of AIA Vitality Fitness Assessments.
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