Chubb's new CFO

Chubb Life has appointed Jaco Grobbelaar as its chief financial officer.

Grobbelaar brings to Chubb Life NZ more than 25 years of experience in the insurance and financial services sectors across New Zealand, South Africa and the UK, including senior roles at Sovereign (AIA) and Westpac.

Before joining Chubb life NZ, Grobbelaar was with Partners Life, where most recently he led the finance function team across a range of activities to help strengthen organisational resilience and growth.

Chubb Life chief executive Gail Costa said, "Jaco has a strong track record of optimising financial planning and reporting processes, driving efficiency and successfully leading teams through change. I'm really looking forward to having Jaco on board and have every confidence that his expertise, experience and leadership will further strengthen our senior leadership team."