Presenter Profiles Continued

SUSAN LUCKE-WILMOTT

Susan is currently Training,

Accreditation and Property

Product Specialists for QBE

Insurance in Queensland

following her 9-year role as

a Service Manager. She has been with QBE

Insurance for the past 14 years and in the

industry for the past 26 years working in a

variety of management and operational roles.

Susan’s current role is diverse and allows

her to fulfil her passion of training both

internal and external stakeholders whilst still

maintaining a property portfolio. She is also

on the Australia and New Zealand Diversity

council for QBE, where she fulfils her other

passion of working toward a more diverse and

accepting culture within QBE.

HELEN LOCKWOOD

Helen Lockwood has a

background in International

Event Management. She

joined Suncorp as the

National Events Leader

in 2007 managing Vero’s participation

at all national insurance events. Helen

developed the first ‘Vero Amazing Race’ to

raise money for the Steadfast Convention

charity ‘Youngcare’.

In 2010, Helen moved into Vero’s Strategic

Relationship team where she focused

on developing her knowledge within the

insurance industry. Quickly assuming

responsibility for the company’s Steadfast

relationship, she has proved key in developing

a strong head office relationship that has led

to Vero being the first to develop SVU, now

the base partner for SME.

Helen now looks after the overall Strategic

Relationship Team overseeing all National

Relationships for Vero. She is a keen sports

fan, holds a BA in business and a Masters in

Sports Science.

LEIGH STALKER

Leigh draws on 30 years of

insurance experience which

has been complemented

by various academic

qualifications including

FAII, Commerce Degree,

Graduate Diploma of Insurance and an MBA.

He joined QBE in Tasmania in 1987 and has

service in various underwriting, distribution

and management roles in different

geographic territories throughout Australia.

His current role is Regional Manager

responsible for the Queensland operations.

The Queensland team continues to deliver

strong underlying financial performance and

has been successful in receiving multiple

Industry Awards including CQIB and NIBA

during Leigh’s Queensland tenure from

2000 forward.

Married, two children and a puppy. Enjoys

the business challenges, market dynamics,

lifestyle and opportunities presented by both

Queensland and QBE.

MARK PETERS

Mark Peters is Chief

Executive Officer of the Gold

Coast 2018 Commonwealth

Games Corporation, a

position he accepted after

heading the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth

Games Bid Company.

His senior sporting administration roles

include almost ten years as CEO of the

Australian Sports Commission; President

of the Australian Baseball Federation;

and Executive member of International

Baseball Federation.

His extensive portfolio of leadership and

management experience covers tourism,

events and sports organisational governance

and structure.

SCOTT GUNTHER

Scott is National Manager

of Customer & Partner

Experience for IAG

Commercial Insurance.

His team is responsible for

research and customer insights, developing

new sales propositions, delivering market-

leading sales and marketing technology

and driving Commercial Insurance’s

innovation program.

Scott has been in the insurance industry

for over six years, delivering market-

leading eBusiness, digital, online and social

solutions for IAG Commercial Insurance, its

intermediary partners and its end customers.

He is a regular keynote speaker at industry

conferences and conventions across the

insurance, technology and marketing sectors.

SEAN BEMROSE

Sean commenced his

insurance career in 1990

whilst studying a Bachelor

of Economics degree at the

University of Queensland.

On graduating he moved to Japan working as

an English teacher at a private school. Upon

his return he commenced further studies

and worked on a contract basis for the

Department of Primary Industries and in the

role of Administration manager in the family

insurance brokerage.

Embracing the opportunity to manage the

family business, in 1998 Sean took on the full

time role of general manager of Tony Bemrose

Insurance Brokers.

Since that time Sean has become the

Managing Director, Responsible Officer

and Senior Broker of the brokerage

specialising in Commercial Risks and claims

advocacy services.

Sean is a strong supporter of the Queensland

insurance broking industry, holding the

roles of committee member, Treasurer, Vice

President and now President of the Council of

Qld Insurance Brokers.

Closing

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PO Box 8401, Woolloongabba Qld 4102

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Council of Queensland Insurance Brokers23rd Annual Convention

SEAWORLD RESORT Gold Coast Queensland6 – 9 August 2015

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Presenter ProfilesROB COLLYER

Rob Collyer is the

Underwriting Manager at

Brooklyn Underwriting.

Responsible for binder

development, underwriting

development and ultimately underwriting

profitability, Rob sits across the Liability,

Property and Financial Lines portfolios.

With over 20 years’ experience in the industry,

Rob has worked in a variety of roles across

both Insurer’s and Underwriting Agencies.

Prior to joining the Brooklyn team Rob acted

as the Regional Manager for an international

underwriting agency and previous to that

has run National IT, PI and D&O Portfolios for

International Insurers.

PRESTON IPKENDANZ

Joining ACE in January

2010, Preston moved

through the various levels

of underwriting authority at

ACE, developing expertise

in Directors & Officers (D&O)

Liability, Professional Indemnity, Management

Liability and Commercial Crime Insurance.

One of many highlights of his work is in

relation to multinational insurance programs.

Preston was the winner of the inaugural

London Scholarship in 2012 with an analysis

of ‘how the Insurance Industry will evolve over

the next 3 years’.

In April 2013, Preston was promoted to the

position of Senior Financial Lines Underwriter

and relocated to Adelaide. In late 2014,

Preston was promoted to Financial Lines

Underwriting Manager for Queensland.

SHANE RISBY

Shane Risby has over 15

years’ experience in the

insurance industry.

He began his career at

CGU as a personal lines

underwriter in Sydney. Having worked in

various roles with the company, including at

Branch Management level, he joined Allianz in

2009 as a Senior Account Manager.

Since then he has been promoted several

times, firstly to the role of Metropolitan

Distribution Manager in Sydney, where he

managed nine staff. After two years in this

role, Shane was asked to move to Western

Australia, to take up the position of State

Distribution Manager.

In 2014, Shane was promoted to the role of

State Manager Queensland.

ROBERT B KELLY

An insurance industry icon,

Robert Kelly has been

a practicing insurance

professional since 1969.

Robert has vast industry

experience and an active interest in all facets

of the Insurance Industry. His career roles

include Risk Manager, Insurance Broker,

Underwriting Agent and Claims Manager.

Robert co-founded Steadfast Group Limited

(Steadfast) in April 1996, with a vision to band

together non-aligned insurance brokerages

and adopt a unified approach to the market.

He is currently the Managing Director & CEO

of Steadfast. In 2013, Robert led the company

to a successful listing on the Australian

Securities Exchange (ASX), now an ASX

200 Company.

He is also a director of various subsidiaries

of Steadfast, a director of Steadfast

Foundation and the charity, KidsXpress,

and an International Board Director for

ACORD International, based in New York. In

March 2014, ACORD awarded Robert their

prestigious Rainmaker Award.

Robert was named Insurance Industry

Leader of the Year at the 2011 Annual

Australian Insurance Industry Awards and

equal first, Most Influential Person in the

Insurance Industry in 2014 by Insurance

News Magazine.

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Welcome to our

23rd Annual Convention

President’s WelcomeWe extend a warm welcome to all delegates, business partners and their families for what promises to be a fabulous and informative 3 days at the brand new, world class, SeaWorld Conference Centre.

Our theme this year addresses the need for all who work in the broking sector to brush up on their skills, in particular their sales and people skills. Our program of presentations will help do just that. We have gathered a diverse mix of presenters with much to offer. Their wisdom based on experiences will enlighten and motivate many attendees who, I have no doubt, will go on to great success in our industry.

But this weekend is not all about work. We have a lively agenda of social events in a terrific location as well as fine food and entertainment. Expect to go home well informed, perhaps a little tired but happy after a great weekend.

We offer a special thank you to our Business Partners for their valued support. All will be on hand throughout the weekend ready to acquaint you with their products and services.

On behalf of the Council, I would like to thank all attendees and hope you enjoy this time with friends, family and colleagues.

SEAN BEMROSE President

The CQIB Beneficiary For Fund Raising

The CQIB fraternity have held fund

raising functions throughout the year

for the benefit for the Queensland’s

Mater Foundation. We are pleased to

report over $17,400 has been raised to

date, thanks to the CQIB fraternity, their

staff and clients. Continued support is

important and we ask you, one and all,

to continue the fight and please, dig

deep for this worthy cause.

Master of Ceremonies

James Bracey James is currently the anchor of Sports

Night on SKY NEWS National presenting

a daily wrap of the world of sport and

the stories behind the day’s headlines.

In 2008 he won the Swimming Australia

Media Award for his coverage of

swimming at the Beijing Olympic

Games. He was then recruited by

FOXTEL to cover the Vancouver 2010

Olympic Winter Games and the Delhi

Commonwealth Games.

In 2012, James headed to the UK to

cover the London Olympic Games for

FOXTEL and SKY NEWS and also co-

hosted London Calling. His coverage

of the Games was acknowledged in

2013 with a Logie Award for Most

Outstanding Sports Coverage.

James has covered two summer

Olympics (Beijing 2008, London 2012),

two winter Olympics (Vancouver 2010,

Sochi 2014), 2010 Delhi Commonwealth

Games and the 2011 Rugby World Cup

in New Zealand.

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