AA Insurance is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Ryland as an Independent Director of the Board, effective immediately.
Mark is an experienced financial services executive with a proven track record in strategic leadership, risk management, and operational excellence in the wealth management sector.
A UK-qualified accountant, he has a broad financial and commercial acumen and is experienced at enhancing business performance and change management.
Currently, Mark serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Director of Milford Asset Management, a position he has held for the past six years, contributing over ten years in total to the company. He will be stepping down in May 2025.
AA Insurance Chair, Alison Barrass, said, “AA Insurance is very fortunate to welcome Mark onto the Board at what is a very exciting and transformative time for the business. Mark’s outstanding set of skills and experience will be invaluable as we continue to execute our strategy and pursue our ambition to create more great experiences for our customers now and into the future.”
Prior to Milford, Mark was the Managing Director at Brook Asset Management and the Chief Operating Officer at Macquarie Private Wealth.
He also worked at ASB Group Investments, where he held roles including Acting Head of Wealth, Head of Aegis, and General Manager of Finance and Risk Strategy.
Before moving to New Zealand in 2002, Mark served as the Assistant Director of Operations at Threadneedle Asset Management in the UK.
About AA Insurance
AA Insurance is an independently operated, New Zealand-based joint venture between the New Zealand Automobile Association Limited (NZAA) and Vero Insurance New Zealand Limited (VINZL). Since 1994 we have demonstrated trusted expertise in home, contents and car insurance in New Zealand, and in 2018 introduced commercial small business insurance. We underwrite our own policies and sell direct to New Zealanders. Our 1000+ employees look after 500,000+ customers with more than 1,000,000 policies.
We proudly partner with Variety New Zealand – the Children’s Charity (as the lead partner of its Beds for Kids programme), Student Volunteer Army and support grassroot school sports via our Big Little Sponsorship sports grant in partnership with Eden Park. We are consistently recognised in industry awards and honours, including being voted the Reader’s Digest Most Trusted General Insurer for 14 years running, named Canstar’s 2023 Home and Contents Insurer of the Year, 2023-2024 Canstar Outstanding Value for Home and Contents, 2024 Outstanding Value Car Insurance and their inaugural most Satisfied Customers Car Insurance Claims award. We are currently ranked 6th amongst 100 of New Zealand’s most successful companies in the Kantar Corporate Reputation Index (since 2015) and placed fourth in the 2024 Kantar Customer Leadership Index.
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