Our People

Ā Tātou Tāngata

Front Row (L-R) Yvonne Wynyard, ICR Manager, Eleisha McNeill, Principal Communications Advisor, Kris Faafoi, Chief Executive, Susan Ivory, Regulatory Affairs Manager, Hannah Toomaga, Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive, Sarah-Jane Knox, Consumer Affairs Manager

Back Row (L-R) Patrick O’Meara, Communications Manager, Sean Fullan, Response and Recovery Leader, James Baigent, Resilience Leader, and John Lucas, Insurance Manager

About our Chief Executive

Kris Faafoi joined the Insurance Council of New Zealand | Te Kahua Inihua o Aotearoa (ICNZ) as Chief Executive in April 2024.He is a former member of Parliament and Cabinet Minister who served in a number of roles, including Minister of Justice, Immigration, Commerce and Consumer Affairs and Broadcasting and Media. Before that, Kris worked as a journalist, including at TVNZ and the BBC.