Acenda Life appoints chief commercial officer

Acenda Life has appointed its group chief people and culture officer Ross Miller as the new chief commercial officer.

Miller will be responsible for leading group's Australian commercial teams across insurance, wealth and retirement solutions. He joined the Acenda Life in February this year, after more than 25 years at Westpac Group, leading the channel and distribution delivery for the bank.

Acenda Group chief executive Chris de Bruin said almost a year into its integration in Australia, the Acenda Group is making strong progress towards a simpler, digitally enabled operating model.

"These appointments bring together the commercial, customer and people capabilities we need for our next phase, while maintaining disciplined execution for customers, advisers and partners," de Bruin said.

"Ross has made an exceptional impact since joining Acenda Life earlier this year. He brings more than 20 years of commercial and customer leadership experience across complex financial services businesses.

"His enterprise perspective, deep understanding of customer and distribution operations, and proven ability to lead through transformation will be important as we sharpen our commercial strategy and build a sustainable platform for growth."

Lisa Green will replace Miller as the group chief people and culture officer, effective immediately. Green brings over 30 years of human resources experience across Australia and the US, spanning financial services, listed companies and media.

"Lisa brings a wealth of experience across various industries that will be invaluable as we continue to build an integrated, high-performing and people-centred culture across Australia and New Zealand," de Bruin said.

de Bruin also thanked Sean McCormack's contribution to Acenda Life, who will step down as chief commercial officer.

"Since rejoining the business, Sean has led the commercial team to important market wins, supported the integration of our teams, helped establish the cultural foundations of our Melbourne office and played a key role in shaping our future strategy," he said.

"I thank Sean for his contribution and wish him well for the future."