The Board of Partners Life appointed Mary-Jane Daly as a Director on Monday 2 December, she will assume the role of the board’s Chair on 1 February 2025.
The current Chair, Jim Minto, joined the board in February 2017. His tenure concludes on 31 January 2025, marking eight years in the role.
Minto oversaw the firm’s acquisition of BNZ Life Insurance in 2020 and facilitated the transition of Partners Life to being a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dai-ichi Life Group Holdings in 2022.
Daly is a professional independent director with more than 10 years’ experience.
She serves as Chair of AIG Insurance New Zealand, and is Chair of the Fonterra Shareholders’ Fund. She is an Independent Director of Kiwi Property Group and Kiwibank, and a member of the MBIE risk and advisory committee.
Daly previously served as a board member of Auckland Transport, Natural Hazards Commission Toka Tu Ake, Cigna Life Insurance, Airways Corporation of New Zealand, and the New Zealand Green Building Council. Her executive experience includes roles in banking and insurance in New Zealand and the United Kingdom.