Asteron Life has appointed Tony Arthur to the role of the executive manager Life distribution.

Arthur moves to Suncorp New Zealand from his previous role leading Partners Life distribution, and prior to this, senior executive roles at BNZ leading retail, marketing and distribution.

Asteron executive general manager Life Grant Willis says Arthur has a wealth of experience in strategic distribution leadership roles in financial services including the life insurance industry, and he takes the reins at a time Asteron continues to build on strong growth in new business.

"Tony has a deep understanding of the New Zealand life market and coupled with years of experience in senior executive roles in retail banking distribution and marketing, he has a solid track record in strategic execution and building relationships," says Willis.

Willis says Asteron is experiencing strong growth in new business market share, and he’s looking forward to seeing Arthur’s input build on this further.

"I know our advisers and distributions partners will value Tony’s knowledge and breadth of experience, and our team will too. We look forward to him joining us," Willis says.

"I’m looking forward to joining such a customer centric business, where delivering value is clearly at the heart of everything the team does," says Arthur.