Headquarters:
Level 12, 8 Pacific Hwy, North Sydney, NSW 2060
Year founded:
1927
Number of employees:
More than 70 staff across Australia and New Zealand
Phone:
1800 240 432
Email:
communications@ajg.com.au
Website:
ajg.com.au
LinkedIn:
au.linkedin.com/showcase/arthur-j-gallagher---australia
"We are constantly living by our core values: integrity, impact and teamwork"
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Sarah Lyons
Chief Executive Officer
Norman Uranie
Head of Finance
Elizabeth Lawry
Head of Sales
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Sarah Lyons has been CEO of Gallagher’s Australia broking operations since July 2017, bringing decades of insurance industry experience to this key role in the company. She has set Gallagher Australia on course to achieve scale, growth, enhanced capability and presence in the domestic market. Lyons has been recognised on multiple occasions by the industry, including receiving accolades from Insurance Business, being regularly named on its Hot List and Elite Women, and also being selected multiple times to feature among the Global 100 influential insurance professionals.
Chief Executive Officer
Sarah Lyons
Prior to joining IQumulate, Norman Uranie was the management accountant for Europcar Mobility Group (Australia/New Zealand) for eight years, where he developed his accounting and finance skills across different roles within the finance team. He joined Macquarie Premium Funding in 2015 as a financial accountant before progressing to financial controller eight months later. He was an integral part of the team during the transition from Macquarie Premium Funding to IQumulate, specifically with the implementation of the securitisation process and operational banking and finance process. His current role as Head of Finance involves management of the company’s financial functions, including compliance, budgeting and forecasting, audit and financial reporting.
Head of Finance
Norman Uranie
Elizabeth Lawry has extensive experience in building and leading high-performing sales teams. She has held senior sales and distribution roles across various industries, including retail banking (mortgages) and telecommunications, before accepting a position at Macquarie Pacific Funding in 2016 as the head of sales, Southern region. Her role was focused primarily on raising the profile of the business in the insurance market, particularly on growing the portfolio by strengthening broker relationships. Since she was promoted in August 2019, she has led the Australian and New Zealand sales team and is responsible for broker engagement, sales proposition, and service delivery.
Head of Sales
Elizabeth Lawry
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Tricia Kopka
Head of Operations
Tricia Kopka has over 20 years of experience in leading operations teams across multiple sectors, predominantly banking and financial services. During her 10 years at Macquarie Bank, she predominately worked within business banking, managing multiple and varied teams across Australia. Tricia joined Macquarie Pacific Funding in 2013 as the operations manager for Australia and New Zealand, responsible for approximately 35 staff, in end-to-end operations teams. Tricia has played a role in rebranding the business to IQumulate Premium Funding and, in 2019, she was promoted to operations manager and project specialist. Since then, she has been a member of the IQumulate leadership team, responsible for leading the loan origination teams and working on core strategic projects to enhance processes within the company.
Head of Operations
Tricia Kopka
Jeff Arricale
Chief Financial Officer
Through leadership, approachability and expert knowledge of the finance industry and corresponding consumer trends, Jordan Mutton has led award-winning, high-performing teams, continually exceeding benchmarks. Building relationships is core to Jordan’s values, a skillset that has positioned him as a key leader within the industry.
Head of Inside Sales
Jordan Mutton
Gallagher is one of the world’s largest insurance brokerage, risk management, and consulting firms. As a community insurance broker and trusted local consultant, Gallagher helps people and businesses move forward confidently. More than 39,000 employees working around the globe stay connected to the places where they do business and to every community they call home.
Managing risk with customised solutions and a full spectrum of services, helping businesses foster a thriving workforce, and always maintaining the highest standards of ethics to help clients face every challenge – that’s the Gallagher way. The company is the chosen partner to over 120,000 Australian businesses, from small firms to multinational corporations and iconic brands. Through a network of more than 30 regional and metropolitan branches across Australia, Gallagher understands local business communities because it is part of them. From Alice Springs to Wagga Wagga, Gallagher is present in every state and territory, and its network of more than 30 branches spans both regional and metro areas.
Gallagher also offers the distinct advantage of access to global insurance, risk solutions and partners – a critical benefit in the insurance market where negotiating and accessing the best insurance placement solutions is strongly enabled by this global capability.
The world has changed significantly during Gallagher’s over 90 years in business, but one thing remains consistent: ethics. Gallagher operates a little differently from other insurance brokers by being the only brokerage to be named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies 11 times in a row. That means more than 850 offices in over 65 countries all operate in a way that upholds ethical business practices and puts clients first.
“Now, we have much more frequent recognition awards because we want to celebrate people staying at CAAT and recognize the contributions that they bring to the organization”
Julie Giraldi,
CAAT Pension Plan
Alex Ventura
Head of Marketing
Dave Longbottom
Chief Technology Officer
Karen Bannister, CM
Vice President, Marketing
Sarah M Stewart
Associate Vice President,
Leasing and Call Centre Operations
Alex Ventura has a wealth of experience and passion for martech across the financial services sector – including B2B and B2C – with a focus on delivering exemplary omnichannel experiences. Alex is responsible for driving brands in the digital age with strategies that evoke a brand’s personality and corresponding values. Mapping customer journeys encompassing systematic and programmatic technologies has been key to his successful strategies.
Head of Marketing
Alex Ventura
With a superior understanding of web design and architecture, Dave Longbottom has been pivotal in orchestrating the development of new technologies, which are aligned with business objectives, and pioneering industry-leading solutions. Dave’s tenacity to push the status quo has led to the development of innovative solutions encompassing the latest emerging technological trends and cyber security frameworks.
Chief Technology Officer
Dave Longbottom
Karen Bannister has over 20 years of marketing expertise and has a Chartered Marketer designation from the Canadian Marketing Association. She is a strategic marketing leader with a career record of success in developing and executing effective marketing strategies, growing revenue, and overseeing multi-talented teams. She also holds five certifications for marketing and brand management.
Karen has successfully completed the Mini-MBA, Essentials of Management program at Schulich School of Business, and most recently completed the Communications and Leadership Program at The Ivey Academy.
Vice President, Marketing
Karen Bannister, CM
Sarah M Stewart has more than 15 years of strategic leasing and customer care experience in residential property management. She is responsible for overseeing all aspects of Centurion’s national leasing platforms, residential lead generation, and overall customer experience excellence through operation of the company’s internal customer service department.
Associate Vice President, Leasing and Call Centre Operations
Sarah M Stewart
Alex Ventura
Head of Marketing
Sarah M Stewart
Associate Vice President, Leasing and Call Centre Operations
Karen Bannister, CM
Vice President, Marketing
Dave Longbottom
Chief Technology Officer
Alex Ventura has a wealth of experience and passion for martech across the financial services sector – including B2B and B2C – with a focus on delivering exemplary omnichannel experiences. Alex is responsible for driving brands in the digital age with strategies that evoke a brand’s personality and corresponding values. Mapping customer journeys encompassing systematic and programmatic technologies has been key to his successful strategies.
Head of Marketing
Alex Ventura
With a superior understanding of web design and architecture, Dave Longbottom has been pivotal in orchestrating the development of new technologies, which are aligned with business objectives, and pioneering industry-leading solutions. Dave’s tenacity to push the status quo has led to the development of innovative solutions encompassing the latest emerging technological trends and cyber security frameworks.
Chief Technology Officer
Dave Longbottom
Karen Bannister has over 20 years of marketing expertise and has a Chartered Marketer designation from the Canadian Marketing Association. She is a strategic marketing leader with a career record of success in developing and executing effective marketing strategies, growing revenue, and overseeing multi-talented teams. She also holds five certifications for marketing and brand management.
Karen has successfully completed the Mini-MBA, Essentials of Management program at Schulich
School of Business, and most recently completed the Communications and Leadership Program at
The Ivey Academy.
Vice President, Marketing
Karen Bannister, CM
Sarah M Stewart has more than 15 years of strategic leasing and customer care experience in residential property management. She is responsible for overseeing all aspects of Centurion’s national leasing platforms, residential lead generation, and overall customer experience excellence through operation of the company’s internal customer service department.
Associate Vice President, Leasing and
Call Centre Operations
Sarah M Stewart
Sonia Ahuja
Chief Operating Officer
Sanjay Mehta
EVP and Chief Market Officer
John Laurie
Chief Partnership Officer
Anthony Dippolito
Chief Wellness Officer
Alex Ventura has a wealth of experience and passion for martech across the financial services sector – including B2B and B2C – with a focus on delivering exemplary omnichannel experiences. Alex is responsible for driving brands in the digital age with strategies that evoke a brand’s personality and corresponding values. Mapping customer journeys encompassing systematic and programmatic technologies has been key to his successful strategies.
Head of Marketing
Alex Ventura
With a superior understanding of web design and architecture, Dave Longbottom has been pivotal in orchestrating the development of new technologies, which are aligned with business objectives, and pioneering industry-leading solutions. Dave’s tenacity to push the status quo has led to the development of innovative solutions encompassing the latest emerging technological trends and cyber security frameworks.
Chief Technology Officer
Dave Longbottom
Karen Bannister has over 20 years of marketing expertise and has a Chartered Marketer designation from the Canadian Marketing Association. She is a strategic marketing leader with a career record of success in developing and executing effective marketing strategies, growing revenue, and overseeing multi-talented teams. She also holds five certifications for marketing and brand management.
Karen has successfully completed the
Mini-MBA, Essentials of Management program at Schulich School of Business, and most recently completed the Communications and Leadership Program at The Ivey Academy.
Vice President, Marketing
Karen Bannister, CM
Sarah M Stewart has more than 15 years
of strategic leasing and customer care experience in residential property management. She is responsible for overseeing all aspects of Centurion’s national leasing platforms, residential lead generation, and overall customer experience excellence through operation
of the company’s internal customer
service department.
Associate Vice President,
Leasing and Call Centre Operations
Sarah M Stewart
Over the past 14 years, IQumulate has developed a solid foundation with the mission to “create a simple way of helping businesses and individuals manage their expenses”. This stems from a practiced company philosophy that the most successful firms are those that think ahead and act accordingly. That’s why IQumulate is committed to helping Australian and New Zealand businesses do more with what they have.
To deal with significant economic changes and instability at the local and global levels, IQumulate continues to enhance its service, support, and product development so that it remains agile and adaptable. The company also strives to differentiate its offerings from that of the competition by improving efficiencies in service, delivery, and technology efforts.
Diversity and inclusion of women in leadership positions is further evidence of IQumulate’s commitment to a fair and well-thought-out approach to their professional development beyond traditional roles. IQumulate’s head of sales for AU and NZ, Elizabeth Lawry and head of operations, Tricia Kopka, hold long-standing positions in the company and occupy integral roles in strategic business decision-making, and planning.
Investing in education and people are vital factors for IQumulate in attracting and retaining clients and the right talent to the company. Through the ongoing pandemic challenges IQumulate aspires to cultivate a great work culture with its hybrid office model, which aligns the needs of employees with the needs of the business.
Active engagement and education opportunities for valued broker networks also ensure that IQumulate provides the best finance solutions and accreditation for brokers, whilst supporting clients’ business strategies and growth initiatives, now and in the future.
Gallagher is one of the world’s largest insurance brokerage, risk management, and consulting firms. As a community insurance broker and trusted local consultant, Gallagher helps people and businesses move forward confidently. More than 39,000 employees working around the globe stay connected to the places where they do business and to every community they call home.
Managing risk with customised solutions and a full spectrum of services, helping businesses foster a thriving workforce, and always maintaining the highest standards of ethics to help clients face every challenge – that’s the Gallagher way. The company is the chosen partner to over 120,000 Australian businesses, from small firms to multinational corporations and iconic brands. Through a network of more than 30 regional and metropolitan branches across Australia, Gallagher understands local business communities because it is part of them. From Alice Springs to Wagga Wagga, Gallagher is present in every state and territory, and its network of over 30 branches spans both regional and metro areas.
Gallagher also offers the distinct advantage of access to global insurance, risk solutions and partners – a critical benefit in the insurance market where negotiating and accessing the best insurance placement solutions is strongly enabled by this global capability.
The world has changed significantly during Gallagher’s over 90 years in business, but one thing remains consistent: ethics. Gallagher operates a little differently from other insurance brokers by being the only brokerage to be named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies 11 times in a row. That means more than 850 offices in over 65 countries all operate in a way that upholds ethical business practices and puts clients first.