ABI appoints Kerrie Kelly as director general

Kerrie Kelly is currently executive director and CEO of the Insurance Council of Australia and is a respected figure in the international insurance world. She is a lawyer who has held senior executive positions in the private and public sectors with considerable experience working in the fields of banking and finance, and transport. She has led the Insurance Council of Australia since 2006 and was previously CEO of the Financial Planning Association in Australia. She currently holds several non-executive directorships in Australia including HSBC Bank Australia, the Financial Literacy Advisory Board, the Financial Ombudsman Service and the Finance Industry Council of Australia.