David Hall Email & Phone Number

Australia

Australia

• Advisory work – provide expert advice to Board and Board committees on risk, compliance, governance across the investment assets (Insurance brokers and agencies)
• Strategic leadership role, sourcing, negotiating, and managing the acquisition of insurance related assets
• Negotiate commercial terms and drive due diligence process coordinating various workstreams (finance, legal, Integration etc.)
• Engage with and provide oversight to external legal, tax, accounting advisers as required by transaction complexity.
• Develop and drive M&A process enhancement and efficiency improvements.

Australia

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

• Report to the Group CEO and Board, with full P&L responsibility of the Hollard’s branch in New Zealand. Sit across three partner’s Board teams as a Non-Executive Director, providing strategic leadership across.
• Formed the Hollard Agency Partners business
• Grew the team from 5 FTE to 30 FTE over two years
• Delivered and exceeded financial targets year on year
• Led a project which secured Hollard’s New Zealand insurance licence
• Played a key role during Hollard’s expansion into the New Zealand market

• Reported to the Group CEO and the Board of Directors, with the accountability of the risk and compliance division, including all governance and regulatory obligations. Focused on establishing a risk culture through the.
• Successfully launched the New Zealand’s Business in 2016
• Managed Hollard’s response to the Banking & Insurance Royal Commission
• Obtained the NZ Insurance Licence for the Group as well as securing the Financial Strength Rating
• Supported the business expand its resources to support an operation a billion-dollar-operation

Auckland, New Zealand

Melbourne, Australia

David is appointed as an independent adviser to the Audit and Risk committee, providing valuable assistance in the development of Board reporting metrics and insight in the adequacy of the risk management frameworks. David has also led sessions with Board and management in the identification of emerging risks and change in contemporary risk management.

• Based in Sydney, I led the Pacific Dispute Advisory Practice of Marsh Forensic Accounting and Claim Services (FACS).
• Asia Pacific leadership role in the Dispute Advisory services division of Marsh Forensic Accounting and Claims Services (FACS) with overall responsibility for developing the practise and all service offerings
• Responsibility for marketing the Dispute Advisory practise across the region working with Marsh’s internal marketing team
• Responsibility for the development of additional “forensic accounting” services in the group (including fraud prevention and investigation services)
• Internal and external marketing of the services of the Marsh FACS team
• Establish credibility with the Senior Executive team to ensure support for the ongoing development of the Marsh FACS team.

• Starting in Audit, I worked in both the UK and Australia with clients specifically in the Wealth Management, Superannuation and Insurance industries.
• Lead Client Service Director (LCSD) for ANZ Bank with responsibility for coordinating provision of services to the bank from all service lines
• Significant financial accounting experience across various industries leading audit and other review work
• Managing teams to perform detailed financial analysis, prepare financial models and develop financial forecasts and valuations
• Leadership role in the national Financial Crime practise (service line within forensic). Advising clients on AML compliance, Economic and Trade Sanctions, and fraud risk management
• Direct responsibility for the management and development of 5 members of staff and shared responsibility for a wider team of 15 more junior staff members in the financial crime group

Secondment to the Enforcement Division.

Aca, Accountancy

First time passes in all professional examinations.

Ma, Economics