Group Executive Committee

Group Chief Executive Officer
BA Natural Sciences, ACA

Andrew joined QBE as Group Chief Executive Officer in September 2021. He was previously the CEO, and before that the Finance Director of Beazley Group, a specialist insurer based in the United Kingdom with operations in Europe, the United States and Asia. Prior to this, he held various senior finance roles at ING, NatWest and Lloyds Bank. Andrew has more than 30 years’ experience across insurance and banking, and has extensive experience across international markets.

Group Chief Financial Officer
BSc, FIA

Chris joined QBE in 2015 and was appointed Group Chief Financial Officer in October 2025. Chris commenced in the role in January 2026, and has held a range of senior roles across the Group’s global operations, including Chief Actuary for QBE Capital, Chief Actuary for Australia Pacific, Chief Financial Officer for Australia Pacific, Chief Financial Officer for International, and most recently, Managing Director of QBE Re. Prior to joining QBE, he held leadership roles in international insurance and consulting, and worked at the Bermuda Monetary Authority overseeing reinsurer capital models. 

Group Executive, Corporate Affairs and Sustainability
BA Organisational Communication, GAICD

Viv joined QBE in 2017 and was appointed Group Executive, Corporate Affairs and Sustainability in January 2019 and since 2017 has been the Chair for the QBE Global Foundation. She previously held senior investor relations and corporate affairs roles, including Group Head of Corporate Affairs and Investor Relations at Lendlease, Head of Group Internal Communications at Westpac and Group General Manager of Communications at Multiplex Group.

Group Chief Underwriting Officer
BSc (Hons) Physics, CEng, CPhys

Peter joined QBE in 2008 and was appointed Group Chief Underwriting Officer in August 2023. His previous roles at QBE include Executive Director of International Markets for our European Operations (with a portfolio covering London, Singapore, Dubai, Canada and the US) and prior to that Director, Natural Resources. Early in his time at QBE, Peter established the QBE Lloyd’s Asian Operations.

Peter has more than 27 years’ experience in the insurance industry. Prior to joining QBE, he worked for Marsh in their engineering and energy broking functions.

Prior to joining the insurance industry, Peter worked in technical and engineering consultancy roles in the UK and internationally.

Group Executive, Technology and Operations
MSc, Computation BA, Economics

Ian Fantozzi joined QBE in January 2025 as Group Executive, Technology and Operations. Prior to joining QBE, Ian held several positions at Beazley including CEO Beazley Digital, Group Chief Operating Officer and leadership roles in underwriting and claims operations.

Ian has more than 25 years’ experience in the financial services and insurance sector, specialising in digital transformation and operational efficiencies.

Chief Executive Officer, International
BSc (Hons) Geology

Jason joined QBE as Chief Executive Officer, International in October 2020. Prior to joining QBE, Jason held a number of global and international leadership roles at XL Group including as Chief Executive, Global Property and Casualty and as Chief Executive, International Property and Casualty. He previously worked at AIG/Chartis in several senior roles including Executive Director, Commercial Lines. He is an underwriter by background and started his career in offshore energy. He has worked in insurance for over 25 years.

Chief Executive Officer, Australia Pacific
BA History, ACA

Sue joined QBE as Chief Executive Officer, Australia Pacific in August 2021. She was previously Managing Director, Insurance for the Westpac Group. Sue has more than 20 years’ experience in the financial services sector, having held senior leadership and management roles at Wesfarmers Insurance, Insurance Australia Group and Arthur J Gallagher. She is a member of the Champions of Change Coalition and is a director and past President of the Insurance Council of Australia.

Group Chief People Officer
BCom, MBA, CA, GAICD, CPHR

Amanda joined QBE in June 2020 as Group Head of Culture, Performance and Reward and was appointed Group Chief People Officer in November 2021. Prior to joining QBE, she was the Director of People and Culture at AMP and she previously held senior HR roles at Lendlease and Macquarie Group. Amanda began her career as a chartered accountant and has worked in Sydney, London and Auckland.

Group Chief Risk Officer
BScDipEd, MFin, FCPA, MAICD

Fiona joined QBE in March 2021 as Group Chief Risk Officer. Prior to joining QBE, she was the Chief Risk Officer for Barclays based in London. Fiona has also held senior roles at major financial services companies in Australia and the United Kingdom, including the Commonwealth Bank of Australia and as a partner at Ernst & Young. She has also worked in senior executive roles at Westpac, AMP, GE Mortgage Insurance and Citibank.

Group Head of Distribution
B Business Administration, Finance

Julie joined QBE in June 2024 as Group Head of Distribution. Prior to joining QBE, she was with Marsh for over 20 years and held several leadership roles and led numerous key customer relationships. She was most recently the Southeast Zone Global Risk Management Leader and a member of the North America Global Risk Management Leadership team. Her previous roles at Marsh include Southeast Zone Corporate Segment Leader and Southeast Zone Global Risk Management Client Executive, Senior Vice President.

Group General Counsel and Company Secretary
BA, LLB, MA, AGIA and GAICD

Carolyn joined QBE in 2016 as Group General Counsel and Company Secretary. Prior to joining QBE, she was Group General Counsel at Goodman Group for 17 years, where she ran a multi‑disciplinary legal team. Carolyn has extensive experience in corporate governance, corporate law, compliance, regulatory matters, litigation and managing the complexity of multiple jurisdictions.

Chief Executive Officer, North America
B Science, Economics, Sociology

Julie joined QBE as Group Head of Distribution in January 2023 and was appointed to the role of Chief Executive Officer, North America in September 2023. She was previously at Marsh as their Southeast Partnership & Zonal Leader and a member of their US Executive Committee. Previously, she held the position of Zonal Casualty Leader at Marsh in Atlanta. Julie also held several senior executive roles at Zurich for 15 years.