QBE Australia Pacific Board Appoints Dave Curran as Chair

Dave Curran Appointed Chair of QBE Australia Pacific Board Dave Curran has been appointed Chair of the QBE Australia Pacific Board, succeeding Melanie Willis AM. The appointment was announced by QBE Insurance Group Limited as part of changes to its Group and Australia Pacific Boards. Curran, who has served as a Non-Executive Director of QBE since October 2020, brings extensive experience across financial services, technology and organisational transformation to the leadership position. Curran has built a distinguished career spanning more than 35 years in the finance and technology industries. His executive experience includes serving as Group Chief Information Officer at Westpac, where he gained significant experience in technology leadership and business transformation. He also led the Core Modernisation transformation at Commonwealth Bank and previously served as a Partner at Accenture, contributing to major technology and organisational transformation initiatives. In addition to his responsibilities at QBE, Curran holds several non-executive board positions. He serves as a Non-Executive Director at ASX, The Westpac Scholars Trust and Quintessence Labs, a cyber-technology company. At QBE, he previously chaired the Australia Pacific Board's Risk and Capital Committee, playing an important role in board oversight and governance. With extensive experience in digitally transforming organisations, strengthening operational performance and improving customer outcomes, Curran brings valuable strategic and technological expertise to his new position. His appointment reflects QBE's focus on board continuity, renewal and maintaining strong governance as the organisation advances its priorities across the Australia Pacific region.