Global insurer QBE Insurance Group Limited has appointed Steve Ferguson as an Independent Non-Executive Director to the QBE Group Board.
Ferguson’s appointment will be effective from 1 November 2023, subject to satisfactory completion of relevant regulatory approvals.
Mike Wilkins, Chairman of the QBE Group Board, commented, “It is my pleasure to welcome Steve Ferguson to the Board. Steve has had an outstanding career and brings a strong focus on audit, risk and stakeholder collaboration.”
Ferguson has over 30 years of experience as a financial services executive and business leader.
Currently, Ferguson serves as a Non-Executive Director for Bank Australia Ltd, GenRe Australia, GenRe Life Australia, and Parkinson’s Australia.
He is also an external member of the UNSW Sydney Audit Committee and Risk Committee and a part-time CFO for BackTrack Youth Works.
Previously, he served as a Financial Services Leadership partner at Ernst and Young (EY) for more than 15 years, where he was also the signing Audit Partner for numerous top 50 ASX-listed companies.
More recently, Ferguson held board-level positions across the commercial, government and not-for-profit sectors for the past 6 years.
