Familiar name takes over as Ando CEO

He will move to become executive chairman and it will allow him “to focus more on strategic priorities and deepen our broker relationships – something I’m particularly looking forward to,” he says on LinkedIn.

Thérèse Singleton, who joined the company in March 2022 will be taking over as chief executive.

“Since joining Ando Thérèse has made a significant impact, leading several key operational areas and projects and is the perfect person to step into the CEO role,” Lyon says.

Prior to Ando, she was chief executive of Resolution Life New Zealand and chief claims officer of Resolution Life Australasia. She has deep industry experience across all areas of financial services in New Zealand and has also held roles at AMP and the Financial Markets Authority.