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Tim Tez

Chief Executive Officer Australasia RESOLUTION LIFE MBA, B Comms, Grad Dip Fin Plan, FINSIA (Fellow), GAICD

Tim has over 20 years of experience in the insurance industry with an extensive background across distribution, M&A, strategy, reinsurance, product, pricing, marketing, strategy and government relations. In his previous role at Avant Mutual as the CEO of Medical Indemnity he led the largest medical indemnity insurer in Australia with 52% marketshare and delivered record growth and retention levels.

During his time at AIA as the CEO of AIA Health Insurance he grew the fund 10x in premium within 2 years and established AIA Health as top 5 for net growth. Prior to this he successfully led the $3.8b acquisition and integration of the Commonwealth Bank’s life insurance businesses in Australia and New Zealand.

Tim also led the product, business development, pricing and marketing teams, as well as leading the global team to successfully launch the world’s leading health & wellness program Vitality in Australia, in his former role as Chief Marketing Officer at AIA. Tim is the former Director of the Financial Services Council Life Insurance sub-committee and in 2015 was voted in the top 25 Chief Marketing Officers in Australia by CMO magazine, with his contribution to the industry being recognised in 2016 by being voted “Asia’s Best Marketer” by CMO Asia.

Yvonne Le Bas

Chief Financial Officer RESOLUTION LIFE BBS, MA, ICAA (Fellow), ICAEW (Fellow), FAICD

Bachelor of Business Studies and Master of Art from Trinity College Dublin, Graduate Management Qualification from AGSM, and is an alumni of Harvard Business School CFO leadership program, Fellow of the Australian and England & Wales Chartered Accountants and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Yvonne is the Chief Financial Officer for Resolution Life Australasia and has over twenty-five years commercial experience spanning across Financial Services, Property and Oil sectors, both in Australia and internationally.

Prior to Resolution Life, Yvonne held several CFO roles in the Westpac Banking Group. Yvonne has a strong interest in education and development and serves as a member of the Loreto Kirribilli School Board and is the Chair of the Ireland Funds Australia. Yvonne is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin and is privileged to sit on the Provosts Council for the last 5 years.

Karen Malzard

Chief Risk Officer RESOLUTION LIFE MBA (Exec), ICAA, GAICD, B Comms

As the Chief Risk Officer to Resolution Life Australasia, Karen Malzard leads the Risk and Compliance team of Resolution Life.

Karen has extensive executive experience in the wealth sector of the finance industry, where she has worked in senior roles in various areas such as superannuation platforms, product, projects, strategy, finance and risk. Before, Karen held senior executive roles in different functions at Zurich Financial Services and BT Portfolios Services, and most recently as the CRO, Wealth at ANZ Bank.

Karen has a Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Commerce from the University of New South Wales. She is an associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

John Lucey

Chief Investment Officer RESOLUTION LIFE BSc (Finance) , ACMA , MAppFin

John is the Chief Investment Officer for Resolution Life Australasia. In his role, John is accountable for the overall investment strategy and management of RLA’s (~A$30bn) investment portfolios, optimising returns in line with risk appetite, liability profile and capital requirements. John has over 25 years’ experience in financial services both overseas and in Australia. Most recently, John held the Chief Investment Officer role at Avant Mutual Group.

Prior to that, John spent more than 12 years working for ING Investment Management and later ANZ Wealth managing diversified portfolios across Australia, New Zealand and Asia. John also spent time at Bank of Ireland Asset Management in Dublin as a portfolio manager. John holds a Masters of Applied Finance degree from Macquarie University, Sydney, a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Finance from University College Cork (Ireland) and is a fully qualified ACMA accountant.

Tara Wilson

Chief Human Resources Officer RESOLUTION LIFE MSc Occupational Psychology; BSc Psychology

Tara oversees the Human Resources and Corporate Services functions at Resolution Life Australasia, leading the end to end of HR strategy and execution. Her responsibilities include leading the team to deliver talent management, employee development, compensation, workplace experience, benefits, and HR operations, aimed at enhancing the employee lifecycle and company culture.

Tara has over 18 years of diverse experience in HR and leadership roles across various industries in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand, and holds a Masters of Science in Occupational Psychology.

Dean Mulheron

Chief Product & Marketing Officer RESOLUTION LIFE MBA, MGSM

Dean is the Chief Product & Marketing Officer for Resolution Life Australasia, accountable for our long-term product and marketing strategy, customer retention, growth, the strategic management of financial adviser relationships and key channel partnerships.

Dean has over 15 years’ experience in the life insurance, reinsurance, and superannuation industry across multidisciplinary functions (sales, partnerships, strategy, product and operations) working in Australia and overseas. Prior to joining Resolution Life Australasia in 2022, Dean held various leadership roles at MetLife Australia, Swiss Re and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.

Dean holds a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) and Masters of Management from the Macquarie University, Sydney (MGSM)

Lisa Hayes

General Counsel & Company Secretary RESOLUTION LIFE Diploma Law, Bs Economics, LPAB

Lisa is General Counsel and Company Secretary and leads the Legal and Governance Chapter of Resolution Life Australasia. She has over 25 years’ experience as a corporate lawyer and senior executive in the financial services and insurance industry sectors and has previously held senior positions including Chief Risk Officer across well-known financial services businesses such as Integrity Life, Centric Wealth and Perpetual Limited.

Lisa is an experienced commercial and insurance litigator, previously acting for banks, companies and insurers whilst in private practice and has successfully led legal, risk and compliance teams in both start-up and established financial services providers in the Australian market.

As well as being admitted as a practicing solicitor in New South Wales, Lisa holds a Diploma in Law from the Legal Profession Admission Board (LPAB) and a Bachelor of Economics from Macquarie University.

Grant Willis

Chief Executive Officer ASTERON LIFE Bachelor of Commerce

Grant Willis is a seasoned finance and insurance professional with over 30 years of experience across life and general insurance.

Under the ownership of Suncorp Group, he was CFO and later Executive General Manager, Asteron Life.

Prior to joining Asteron Life, Grant worked at AIG, ASB Bank, Sovereign and Colonial Fiji. He is a director of the New Zealand Financial Services Council (FSC) and holds a seat on the Financial Services Council, Life Chief Executives Forum.

He has a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Auckland, is a Chartered Accountant, and has been a member of the NZ Institute of Directors since 2015.

Francis Naoum

Chief Technology Officer RESOLUTION LIFE

Francis Naoum is a senior executive with nearly 20 years of experience in technology transformation and portfolio management. He began his career in consulting across digital transformations before moving into financial services, where he has specialised in the wealth and insurance sectors.

As Acting Chief Technology Officer, Francis leads the organisation’s technology, data, and AI functions, along with the enterprise delivery portfolio. He has played a pivotal role in establishing the technology foundations that enabled the separation from AMP, driving digital transformation, and leading the integration of AIA’s Super and Investments business—focusing on automation and the modernisation of core platforms. He is currently overseeing the integration of the Asteron Life New Zealand business.

With deep expertise in technology delivery, governance, and enterprise transformation, Francis is recognised for driving large-scale change and achieving measurable operational efficiencies.

What you need to know

Any advice on this website is provided by Resolution Life Australasia Limited ABN 84 079 300 379, AFSL No. 233671 (Resolution Life), and is general advice and does not take into account your objectives, financial situation or needs. Before acting on this advice, you should consider the appropriateness of the advice having regard to your objectives, financial situation and needs, as well as the relevant product disclosure statement and/or policy document, available from Resolution Life at resolutionlife.com.au or by calling 133 731, before making a decision on whether to acquire, or continue to hold, the product. 

The Target Market Determinations (TMDs) for our financial products (where applicable) can be found at Target Market Determinations (TMDs). The TMDs describe the key features and attributes of an applicable product that affect whether it is likely to be consistent with the objectives, financial situation and needs of consumers in the target market.

Resolution Life is part of the Resolution Life Group and can be contacted via contact us or by calling the phone number mentioned above.