Tim Cobb has been appointed to the role of general manager - products at Norwich Union Australia.
Tim Cobb has been appointed to the role of general manager - products at Norwich Union Australia.
Norwich Union's chief operating officer, Marc Mengler said Tim's appointment highlighted Norwich Union and Navigator's commitment to producing top quality products for valued customers and independent financial advisers.
In his role as general manager - products, Tim is responsible for product management and development to further enhance the strategic direction of the entire product range. He also heads up the marketing actuarial team, which manages all product pricing and industry research.
He started his career in stockbroking in Sydney before joining Norwich Union in the UK, where he qualified as an actuary and had extensive experience in product management roles. He was then head of product and strategy at Virgin Direct (part of the AMP/Virgin group) in the UK, before joining Norwich Union Australia.
"Tim is highly respected in the global financial services industry. He has international experience and is very knowledgeable in all areas of financial services and product streams. It is fantastic to have him on our team," said Marc.
Tim joined Norwich Union Australia in August 2002 as group product and marketing actuary, and due to his considerable expertise was promoted to his new position.
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Tim Cobb is available for interview on 0418 529 387.
For further information, please contact:
Simon Morgan
Group General Manager Public Affairs
(03) 9829 8892
0407 966 632
Notes to editors:
- Norwich Union Australia is a group of three specialist financial services companies; Navigator, Norwich Union Life and Portfolio Partners. Through these companies we provide products and services in the areas of wealth creation, wealth management and wealth protection for more than 300,000 customers throughout Australia
- Globally, Norwich Union Australia is part of Aviva plc, the world’s seventh largest insurance group, the largest insurer in the UK and one of the top five life companies in Europe. Aviva was formed in May 2000 through the global merger of CGU plc and Norwich Union plc
- Aviva’s principal business activities are long-term savings, funds management and general insurance. It has a market capitalisation of approximately A$32.19 billion at 30/09/02, worldwide premium and investment sales of more than A$80 billion from ongoing business and more than A$572 billion in assets under management. The group has 64,000 employees and more than 25 million customers.