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Our People
| BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
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| Anthony Jones |
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 Anthony is Managing Director of IC Frith (NZ) Ltd and Chairman of the IC Frith Group. His 21 years of insurance industry experience includes roles in underwriting, risk management and surveying, national account management and broking. He joined IC Frith ten years ago after working for Vero Insurance, FAI Insurance, HIH Insurance and QBE Insurance.
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| Simon Cook |
 Simon has been CEO of IC Frith since August 2007. As the elected successor of the founder Ian Frith, he continues to develop strong bonds within the insurance industry, where he is recognised as a key player. His aim is to establish the company as one of the premier brokers in Australia and a key service provider of extended warranty in the Asia-Pacific region. Simon has been a director of the Boating Industry Association (NSW) for over eight years. He has more than 15 years experience in middle and senior management roles. |
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| Kevin Ellis |
| Kevin is Director and General Manager - Operations, Warranty Services for IC Frith. He has been with the company for more than 15 years. He has a background of over 30 years in the insurance industry, with experience in general insurance broking, underwriting, agency management and administration. Kevin previously worked for GRE Insurance and Associated Marine Insurers. |
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| Jason Thompson |
 Jason is currently a director and General Manager of Broking and Workers Compensation for the group. He has been with IC Frith for more than 10 years and in the insurance industry for 20 years. Jason has worked for underwriters for approximately 10 years which include AMP, Mercantile Mutual and QBE. Jason set up the Workers Compensation division and managed the NSW branch leading up to his current role as General Manager. Jason is a fellow of the Australian and New Zealand Institute Insurance and Finance (ANZIIF) and holds a Masters of Occupational Health and Safety Management, Business Degree and Diploma of Business Management. He is currently studying a Master of Business Degree in Financial Services (Insurance). |
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| Craig Methven |
 Craig is a Director, spends his time mainly between Australia and Singapore as the global General Manager - Sales & Marketing, focusing on growing the business in all regions. In his eight years at IC Frith, he established the warranty and broking operations in Singapore and Malaysia, before setting up warranty operations in Ireland and Slovenia. |
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| BROKING & ALLIED SERVICES |
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| John May |
 John is the NSW Broking Manager of IC Frith. He has over 20 years experience in the Insurance Industry, 12 of which was overseas in Canada, U.S, London and Asian markets in both broking and underwriting roles. Predominantly with international Broking firms such as Willis, Sedgwick’s and JLT, John has also been an owner operator of underwriting agencies. His experience ranges from hard to place insurance risks to international account management and Insurance programme placement. Throughout his career he has managed regions and branches of various Brokers and Insurer’s. John is currently the chairman on the NSW NIBA divisional committee and provides advisory Insurance services to charities which he is involved with. |
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| David Ferris |
 David is the National Accounts & Affinity Manager for IC Frith. David serves as both, an Account Manager and Broking resource within our National Broking operation, as well as coordinates IC Frith’s national schemes, facilities and industry association relationships. Prior to this role, David was the NSW Broking Manager for IC Frith. He has insurance industry experience spanning 28 years with roles in risk management/loss control (including 18 months HPR fire protection engineering training in Chicago USA), claims management, direct insurance underwriting, reinsurance underwriting and national account management, agency management and broking. The major insurance companies he has worked for are Greater Pacific, Kemper Insurance Ltd, Chubb Insurance Company of Australia, American Re-Insurance, Munich-American Risk Partners and the Hollard Insurance Company. |
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| Vanessa Miller |
 Vanessa is Queensland State Manager of IC Frith, managing the Queensland office and her own portfolio of business. She has been with the company for eight years. She has more than 15 years broking experience, including with IEA Insurance Brokers and Zuellig Insurance Brokers. Vanessa holds two Financial Service Diploma's with ANZIIF (General Insurance and Insurance Broking), and is CIP and QPIB qualified. |
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| Paul Benjamin |
 Paul is the Victorian State Manager of IC Frith. Paul has 30 years commercial business experience and for 15 of those years he has been part of the insurance industry having worked for insurers Steves Agnew Ltd of London, the Australian Aviation Underwriting Pool Ltd; underwriting agency Club Marine Ltd; local broker Gamble & Associates, international brokers Willis Faber and Alexander Stenhouse. Paul has two Diplomas in Insurance and Accounting, Post Graduate Diploma of Management, Masters of Business Administration and is currently doing a Masters of Business Law. Plus, he has completed executive negotiation courses at Harvard University (USA). Paul is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management and Member of the Australian Institute of Directors. |
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| FINANCE, ACTUARIAL AND ADMINISTRATION |
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| Graham Harris |
 Graham joined IC Frith as Finance Controller in September 2006 and was promoted to CFO in September 2007. His responsibilities include all finance issues for the business. From 2004 to 2006 he was Interim Finance Director for Time Inc. which publishes Time, Who, InStyle and other magazines. He was previously Finance Director for EMI Music New Zealand, before serving in a similar position at EMI Music Australia, one of the country’s five top recording companies. He is a New Zealand CA and has 30 years broad commercial finance experience. |
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| Andrew Scott |
 Andrew is Manager, Strategic Analysis and Product Development of IC Frith. He is Australia's foremost expert on extended warranties for consumer electrical products. He analyses the country’s largest portfolio of product warranties and advises the Group on appropriate premium levels, reserving, underwriting, claim management and investments. Andrew also advises the Group’s major retail and manufacturing clients on the most durable brands, expected survival times and major causes of breakdown within different product categories. In the longer term, this is leading to a more sophisticated market in product warranties that provides greater protection to retail customers. A 1990 Macquarie University graduate and qualified actuary, Andrew has worked for the insurance industry in Sydney for over 15 years, advising direct insurers and international reinsurers. |
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