INSURANCE COMMISSION OF WA

Executive Committee

The Executive Committee comprises the Managing Director, the two General Managers and the seven Divisional Managers. A profile of each member of the Executive Committee is provided below.

Photo of Vic Evans, Managing Director

Vic Evans
Dip Bus Mgt, AFAIM
Managing Director

Mr Evans commenced work with the then Motor Vehicle Insurance Trust in 1960. He has more than 40 years experience in all facets of the insurance industry, including Compulsory Third Party Insurance, general insurance and reinsurance. He has held senior management positions since 1976 and was appointed Managing Director in 1993.

Mr Evans is the permanent head responsible for overseeing the performance of the Insurance Commission's functions and operations. He is also Chairman of the State Government Insurance Corporation


Photo of Ken McAullay, General Manager Corporate Services

Ken McAullay
Grad Dip Bus, Grad Cert Mgt, Dip Pub Admin
General Manager Corporate Services

Mr McAullay joined the Insurance Commission in 1986 and has worked in the corporate services area for 40 years. He has been General Manager Corporate Services since 1996. Prior to this he was Manager Human Resources for 10 years. He has held the role of Corporate Secretary to the Board for the past 19 years.

As General Manager Corporate Services, Mr McAullay is responsible for the Corporate Services operations of the Insurance Commission (i.e. Finance and Administration, Human Resources, Information Technology, Investments).


Photo of Lew Watts, General Manager Insurance

Lew Watts
Dip Pub Admin, AAII
General Manager Insurance

Mr Watts commenced work with the then SGIO in 1975 and has worked in a diverse range of roles with the Insurance Commission and its predecessor agencies. His senior management experience encompasses six years as Manager Human Resources followed by a further six years as Manager Motor Vehicle Personal Injury Division, culminating in his appointment as General Manager Insurance in December 2002.

Mr Watts is responsible for the Insurance operations of the organisation (i.e. Motor Vehicle Personal Injury, RiskCover and Special Investigations).


Photo of Fab Zanuttigh, Manager Motor Vehicle Personal Injury Division

Fab Zanuttigh
MBA, Grad Cert Mgt, AIMM
Manager Motor Vehicle Personal Injury

Mr Zanuttigh has post-graduate qualifications in business and 23 years experience in Compulsory Third Party Insurance and was appointed Manager of the Motor Vehicle Personal Injury Division in January 2003.

Mr Zanuttigh is responsible for ensuring the effective management of the Third Party Insurance Fund in accordance with the relevant legislation.

 


Photo of Don Williams, Manager RiskCover

Don Williams
Dip Bus Admin, AIMM
Manager RiskCover

Mr Williams has almost 40 years experience in all facets of general insurance company operations.

Mr Williams is responsible for the effective management of RiskCover Division which manages the State Government's self-insurance managed fund and a number of smaller insurance funds. In this role he oversees the risk management and self-insurance services, and assistance provided by RiskCover, to State Government agencies and the whole-of-government.




Photo of Jim Milligan, Manager Special Investigations

Jim Milligan
M Crim Just, BSc (Security), Grad Cert Comp Sec
Manager Special Investigations

Mr Milligan has more than 30 years experience in the criminal and commercial investigations field. He was with the Criminal Investigations Branch of the Western Australian Police Service for many years and also spent two years attached to the National Crime Authority's Melbourne office.

Mr Milligan has managed the Insurance Commission's Special Investigations Division since joining the Insurance Commission in 1990. He is responsible for coordinating strategies to protect the assets of the Insurance Commission and minimising the incidence of fraud.


Photo of Peter Amos, Manager Information Technologys

Peter Amos
BSc
Manager Information Technology

Mr Amos has more than 35 years experience in IT Management positions, working in a variety of sectors including government, and national and international organisations trading in the manufacturing and financial services sectors.

Mr Amos is responsible for ensuring that the Insurance Commission's information systems requirements are met via systems maintenance and systems and technological improvements. He has overseen the planning, development and operation of the Insurance Commission's information systems since joining the organization in 1989.


Photo of Grant Speight, Manager Human Resources

Grant Speight
M HRM,Grad Dip Bus, Dip Training and Assessment Systems, FAHRI
Manager Human Resources

Mr Speight has 19 years experience in human resource management and as a Fellow of the Australian Human Resource Institute is also active in a number of external human resource and industry advisory committees.

Mr Speight commenced his career in the general insurance areas of the then SGIO in 1977 before moving into a number of senior human resource roles culminating in his appointment as Manager Human Resources Division in 1996.

Mr Speight is responsible for developing and implementing human resource strategies that contribute to the achievement of the Insurance Commission's corporate objectives.


Photo of Julie O'Neill, Manager Investments

Julie O'Neill
Executive MBA, B.Econs (Hons), DFP
Manager Investments Division.

Ms O'Neill has 20 years experience in the management of institutional investment portfolios, including the construction and implementation of multi-manager portfolios and direct management of Australian Equity, Fixed Interest and Cash portfolios. As an asset consultant, she advised a number of large WA institutional investors on their investments.

Ms O'Neill is responsible for the effective management of the Insurance Commission's investment portfolio. She has been involved in developing and implementing the Insurance Commission's investment strategy since 2002, has been the Acting Manager Investments Division since September 2006 and was appointed Manager in June 2007.


Photo of Ernie Cowell, Manager Finance and Administration

Ernie Cowell
FCCA FPNA
Manager Finance and Administration

Mr Cowell is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (United Kingdom) and a Fellow of the National Institute of Accountants (Australia).

With more than 35 years in accounting his experience spans strategic and business planning, external financial and due diligence auditing, management of financial system implementations and detailed management and statutory reporting.

Mr Cowell has held senior finance roles in the private sector before joining the Insurance Commission in 1999.

As Manager Finance and Administration, Mr Cowell has the primary responsibility for ensuring that all Insurance Commission revenues and expenditures are correctly brought to account in compliance with the Financial Management Act 2006, Treasurer's Instructions and other relevant legislation.