OUR PEOPLE

Peter was appointed Chair of AIA Australia Limited in May 2021. He is also a Director of Linfox Australia Pty Ltd and Mutual Trust Pty Ltd. He is Chairman of the Royal Institution of Australia, the Australian Science Media Centre, the Faculty of Business and Economics at Melbourne University, the Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation, the Shared Value Project and the NHMRC Centre for Personalised Immunology at ANU and the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology at UNSW.

From 2004-2007 Peter was Managing Director of Oceania Capital Partners and held the position of Chief Executive Officer of Publishing and Broadcasting Limited from 2001-2004. Until 2001, he worked in the Investment Banking industry including 15 years with Macquarie Bank. He holds a Doctorate of the University from Murdoch University, a Masters degree from Stanford University Graduate School of Business and a Commerce degree from University of Melbourne. He speaks Japanese, having studied at Keio University in Tokyo.

Until 30 June 2019, Peter was Deputy Chairman of The Myer Family Investments Ltd. He has been a Director of the Royal Children’s Hospital and the Australian Chamber Orchestra, Asialink, Publishing and Broadcasting, Crown Ltd, Foxtel Ltd, The Nine Network, Ninemsn, Ticketek, Veda Ltd, Oceania Capital Partners Ltd, the National Portrait Gallery, The Melbourne International Arts Festival, Centre for Independent Studies, MOKO.mobi and the Australia-Japan Foundation.

In the June 2011 Queen’s Birthday Honours, Peter was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia for service to education, to the financial services industry and to a range of arts, science and charitable organisations and in 2017 was made a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE). He has also recently been awarded the Australian Academy of Science Medal for 2019.

Geoff was appointed to the AIA Australia Ltd (AIA) Board as an independent director in November 2019, as well as to the Board Audit Committee and Board Risk & Compliance Committee.

Geoff has over 30 years’ experience in the Financial Services industry. His initial career included 15 years at MLC in a range of actuarial, product management and distribution management roles. His last role at MLC included responsibility for all of MLC’s distribution channels and activities, reporting to the Group CEO.

In 1999 Geoff spent 2 years at Tillinghast – Towers Perrin advising a range of financial services clients on strategy and distribution management initiatives.

From 2001 to 2006 Geoff joined the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA). Geoff held various Executive General Manager (EGM) roles during his time at CBA including EGM Financial Planning and Advice Services, EGM Mortgage and Investments, EGM Lending Products and EGM Retail Products.

In 2007 Geoff provided strategic consulting to the CEO of ING Direct Australia, and has since pursued private business interests.

In July 2013, Geoff was appointed as an Independent Director of Commonwealth Insurance Ltd (CIL), as well as to the Audit Committee and Risk Committee of CIL. Geoff was appointed Chairman of the Board in July 2014.

Geoff also spent 7 years on the Board of the Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society Ltd (“CMLA”); Geoff was a member of the Audit Committee and Risk Committee of CMLA and served as Chairman of the Board from 2014 - 2019.

Geoff holds a Bachelor of Economics (Actuarial Studies) from Macquarie University, is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia, a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FINSIA), and a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD).

Independent Non-Executive Director

Sue Dahn was appointed as an independent director of AIA Australia in October 2018, and is the chair of the Board Audit Committee. In addition to her role on the AIA Australia Board, Sue is currently a Partner at Pitcher Partners Melbourne, a director and chair of the investment committee of MTAA Super Fund, and a director of Victorian Traditional Owners Funds Limited. She is also a member of the Victorian Judicial Commission community panel, a Victorian Council Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and an independent investment expert to Trinity College on its Investment Committee.

Sue has previously held non-executive director roles with McMillan Shakespeare Ltd, the Australian Communities Foundation, AGEST Super Fund, Emergency Services and State Super Fund and Shrine of Remembrance. She has held senior financial advisory positions with the Department of Treasury and Finance, Department of Premier and Cabinet as well as with the Department of Industry and the Office of the Auditor-General.

Sue has a Masters of Business Administration and Commerce degree from University of Melbourne, a Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance and Investment and a Company Directors Diploma. Sue is a fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Finsia, CPA Australia, the Australian Super Funds Association and the Australian Institute of Super Trustees. She is also a fellow of the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust and alumni of Leadership Victoria.  

Damien Mu is the CEO and Managing Director of AIA Australia and New Zealand. Damien’s career at AIA Australia began in 2007, and he was appointed to the role of CEO in 2014. Damien has more than 20 years’ experience in the Australian financial services industry, with management experience spanning life and health insurance, superannuation and investments. Over this time, Damien has also developed insight into the importance of wellbeing and is a strong advocate for positive physical and mental health.

In 2014 the company launched AIA Vitality, a world leading health and wellbeing program, to the Australian market. New Zealand was added to his responsibilities in July 2016 and in July 2017, AIA and its partners launched AIA’s health insurance business, now known as AIA Health.

In September 2017, AIA announced the acquisition of the Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society Limited and a strategic bancassurance arrangement with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, subject to regulatory approvals. In July 2018, AIA completed its acquisition of Sovereign Assurance Company Limited (now AIA New Zealand), and entered into a strategic bancassurance arrangement with ASB Bank, in New Zealand.

Damien is married to Simone and has two children, Bailey and Kai. He is passionate about inspiring people to be their best and leading a purpose led organisation that makes a difference and champions healthier, longer, better lives.

In 2021 Damien was awarded Insurance Leader of the year at the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance (ANZIIF) Insurance Industry Awards. Damien has also previously been awarded Shared Value Champion at the Shared Value Awards and the AB+F Australian Insurance Executive of the Year. He holds a number of directorships including the Financial Services Council (FSC) and ANZIIF; he is co-Chair of the FSC Life Board Committee and an Advisory Board member of the Shared Value Project. 

Bill Lisle is the Regional Chief Executive responsible for AIA Group’s businesses operating in Thailand, Korea, Australia, New Zealand, India and Sri Lanka as well as Group Partnership Distribution.

Bill was Chief Executive Officer of AIA’s operation in Malaysia from December 2012 to May 2015 including leading the large-scale and successful integration of ING Malaysia after its acquisition by AIA Group in 2012. He is a director of various companies within AIA Group including AIA Company Limited, AIA Australia Limited and Sovereign Assurance Company Limited. He is also a director of Tata AIA Life Insurance Company Limited, a joint venture between AIA Group and Tata Sons Limited in India. Bill joined AIA Group in January 2011 as Group Chief Distribution Officer.

Prior to joining AIA Group, Bill was the Managing Director, South Asia for Aviva from May 2009 until 2010. Prior to joining Aviva, Bill held a number of senior positions at Prudential Corporation Asia Limited, including Chief Executive Officer in Malaysia from 2008 to 2009, Chief Executive Officer in Korea from 2005 to 2008, Chief Agency Officer for ICICI Prudential from 2002 to 2004 and Director of Agency Development, South Asia in 2001.

Stuart is a member of the Group Executive of AIA Group Ltd, responsible for the Group’s marketing initiatives, customer propositions and AIA Vitality. He is a director of various companies within the Group. Stuart re-joined AIA in May 2017 from Zurich Insurance Group, where he was most recently the interim CEO, Asia Pacific. Prior to that he was Chief Executive Officer, General Insurance, Asia Pacific for Zurich Insurance from 2013 to 2016. Stuart was with the American International Group from 1996 to 2009, during which time he held a number of senior positions including leading their Accident & Health General Insurance operations in Latin America and the Caribbean and President – Accident and Health Worldwide. Stuart was also the Global Head and COO, Worldwide Life, Accident & Health, for Chubb Insurance. He is an alumnus of the Harvard Business School, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and Brandeis University.