Retirement income solutions provider Allianz Retire+ has announced three senior hires to its expanding team.
The appointments included a chief financial officer (CFO), head of marketing, and head of human resources.
“We are committed to delivering flexible retirement solutions to superfunds, platforms and advisers,” said Adrian Stewart, chief executive of Allianz Australia Life Insurance.
“We have assembled the right people with the right skills to realise this vision.”
Sandrine de Bonhome would join as CFO, relocating from Allianz headquarters in Munich. A highly-credentialed risk management specialist, she had been with Allianz for more than 10 years in various roles, such as vice president, asset liability management across the Asia region and financial risk manager in the US.
Stewart said they were “thrilled” to welcome her to support their growth ambitions.
Jason Hunt was announced as head of marketing, moving over from the same role at Perpetual Asset Management Australia where he launched various investment solutions including the company’s first suite of active ETFs in his seven-year tenure.
His resume also included roles at ANZ Wealth, Credit Suisse, Zurich, and ING Australia.
Stewart said: “Jason brings nearly two decades of marketing experience to the business. He offers a unique mix of product and relationship management expertise communicating across institutional, wholesale and retail channels”.
The third senior hire would be Sandra Bridgewater as head of human resources. Joining from Magellan, where she held a similar role, she would have over two decades of experience in the field working across the Asia Pacific region as well as Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
Allianz Retire+, a venture between Allianz and PIMCO, had seen major personnel changes in the last year following a raft of senior hires at the end of 2022. This included Andrew Stewart as the head of distribution, Malcolm Weir as head of life protection, and Jasmine Jirele as a new board member from the Allianz Life business in the US.
“We have aligned our business to help our partners deliver on the objectives of the retirement income covenant which came into effect from July last year.
“We now have deep sector expertise within the business, and are well positioned to support advisers, trustees and superfunds deliver retirement solutions to their clients and members,” Stewart affirmed.
