The board of Southern Cross Medical Care Society has appointed Chris Black as its Chair. He replaces Murray Jordan, who retired at the organisation’s AGM on Wednesday 4 December.
Black joined the board in 2021 and was appointed as a Trustee of the Society in December 2023.
He was CEO of Farmers Mutual Group between 2008 and 2021 and was an independent director of FMG prior to this.
He was previously a member of the Insurance Council of NZ, including a three-year appointment as its President, and was a Commissioner of the Insurance & Financial Services Ombudsman (IFSO) Scheme and board member of BNZ Life Insurance.
Black also served as Director on the Board of the International Cooperative & Mutual Insurance Federation for eight years, including as Vice-Chair between 2019 and 2021, and was a Director of Southern Cross Pet Insurance between September 2022 and December 2024.
He is currently a Trustee of the Southern Cross Health Trust, Chair of the Natural Hazards Commission and Rabobank New Zealand, and a Trustee of the Mental Health Foundation.