Meet our Board

With over 25 years of experience in the financial services industry, Debbie has held a number of senior leadership roles across technology, HR, operations and customer experience. Debbie believes that insurance is about keeping promises and is proud to be part of delivering on these promises every day in her current role as Chief Operating Officer at Cigna.

Before joining the team at Cigna Debbie was the General Manager of Wealth Operations at ANZ.

Debbie is currently a Director for Cigna Worldwide Life Insurance and General Insurance Hong Kong.

With over 18 years of executive experience with Cigna, Gail has held CEO positions in Turkey, Hong Kong and Europe. She led the New Zealand business from 2003-2013 and returned in 2018 to lead the team through a period of growth and change.

Prior to joining Cigna, Gail was the General Manager Operations for Asteron Life. She has also held finance, marketing and operational positions at Colonial Mutual Life, New Zealand Council for Educational Research and AMEV Life.

Gail is a qualified accountant and holds a bachelor degree in Commerce and Administration from Victoria University and a Diploma in Direct Marketing from the Institute of Direct Marketing, London, UK.

Former Chief Executive of Kiwibank Group for seven years until 2017, Paul was an integral part of the small team that established Kiwibank in 2002.

Paul has a strong background in governance, management, growth business development, brand development and marketing. His extensive background in the financial services industry has also included senior management positions with Westpac and Trust Bank.

Paul is currently Chair of the New Zealand Story Group and Deputy Chair of Foley Wines. He is also a member of the Massey University Business School Advisory Board.

Currently Chief Executive of Sentro – a group insurance and benefits software platform – entrepreneur and company director, Rob has significant international insight and experience successfully leading and directing companies in technology, media and financial services.

Rob is passionate about working with businesses to enable innovation and superior customer experience to bring about positive change in the world. He is currently Director of Sentro Group in New Zealand and Spoke in London, and Trustee of The New Zealand Hi-Tech Foundation and Hi-Tech Awards Trust.

An experienced Company Director, Steven has been Chair of Cigna New Zealand since 2012.

Prior to embarking on a governance career, Steven accumulated extensive experience in the financial services industry, and held executive positions with The National Bank, ANZ and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Steven’s governance portfolio includes roles in the commercial, community, arts and public sector. His current governance roles include Ministry of Primary Industries, Wellington Regional Stadium, Financial Markets Authority and Victoria University Foundation.

Stephen has an extensive background in Institutional Banking and Financial Markets. His career in finance and governance experience to date includes senior roles at Westpac Institutional Bank, Credit Suisse (Singapore) and Citibank (Singapore, Thailand and Australia). He was also previously a non-executive director on the BNZ board, chairing both BNZ Life Insurance Ltd and BNZ Insurance Services Ltd.

Stephen is currently director of Port of Napier Limited and the Todd Family Office. He’s also an advisor to the ASB Investment committee.