Kerrie Kelly

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Kerrie Kelly is a chief executive and former lawyer from Australia. She has held the positions of chief executive officer of the Insurance Council of Australia (2006-2010) and chief executive officer of the Financial Planning Association of Australia (2003-2006). [1]

As CEO of the Financial Planning Association of Australia, Kelly restructured the organization in an effort to improve member services. [2] While serving as the CEO of the Insurance Council of Australia, Kelly helped the insurance industry respond to several natural disasters, including the Black Saturday bushfires. [3]

In 2010, Kelly became director general of the Association of British Insurers, but she left this role after six months. [4]

Life

Kelly was admitted to the bar in Victoria, Australia, in 1978 and began her career as a commercial and corporate lawyer, followed by a promotion to General Counsel. She then moved into corporate leadership positions, including positions with the Australian Physiotherapy Council (2013), the Association of British Insurers (2010), the ASX Perpetual Registrars Ltd, the Trustee Corporations Association (1997-2001), Roads & Traffic Authority of New South Wales. She has held director positions for HSBC Bank Australia, Financial Literacy Advisory Board, Financial Ombudsman Service, Finance Industry Council of Australia, National Finance Industry Training Advisory Body and Westmead Medical Research Foundation. Kelly was also a member of the NSW and ACT Advisory Council for Committee for Economic Development of Australia. [5]

References

  1. "Kerrie Kelly | Women's Leadership Institute Australia". www.wlia.org.au. Archived from the original on 15 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  2. Watts, Carmen (16 October 2005). "Top 10 Most influential, 2004: Kerrie Kelly – a new direction". Money Management. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  3. Costello, Miles (5 November 2009). "Business big shot: Kerrie Kelly, director general of the Association of British Insurers". The Times . Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  4. Davies, Paul J.; Burgess, Kate (15 July 2010). "ABI board axes Kelly in surprise move". Financial Times . Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  5. "Kerrie Kelly | Stephenson Mansell Group". Stephenson Mansell Group. Retrieved 15 July 2018.