Ryan is an actuary with the Institute of Actuaries in Australia, passionate about leadership and making positive change while inspiring others to be their best versions.

Originally from South Africa, where he started his career, including consulting and managerial experience at Deloitte, being Head of Corporate Actuarial for the APAC region, the Head of Product & Underwriting for the Health Line of Business at Allianz Partners and now is the Finance Director for Allianz Partners Australia and New Zealand.

Ryan is a former TEDx speaker, United Nations Ambassador with a focus on entrepreneurship and education, and Regional Manager of Corporate Social Responsibility at Deloitte South Africa. Ryan has almost two decades of experience presenting and facilitating across multiple topics and disciplines, including, but not limited to, diversity and cultural awareness.

Finally, Ryan is happily married to his beautiful wife, heavily involved at his Church and enjoys watching rugby and cricket whenever possible and building large Lego sets.

Denica, a seasoned leader, joined Allianz Partners in early 2023 to lead the operational teams across three lines of business.  She currently holds the dual role of Regional Head of Operations Travel, APAC, & Chief Operating Officer in Australia.  Her main focus is to enhance the customer value chain and provide essential asssistance in day-to-day customer interactions. 

With over 21 years experience in the financial services sector, Denica brings a wealth of knowledge to Allianz Partners. 

As HR Country Lead for Australia and New Zeland, Shauna is HR Advisory to the Managing Director and Executive team, ensuring day-to-day HR operations run effectively.  Her scope spans across employee relations and industrial relations matters, performance managment, payroll, HR legal matters, workplace health and safety, local legislative and regulatory changes, implementation of global HR programs and services and country engagement topics. 

Shauna has been with Allianz Partners since 2020, but her HR career spans more than 20 years across several different disciplines.  Most of her experience comes from professional services in HR generalist and leadership roles. Shauna is considered a trusted and respected HR leader, and she is passionate about creating an engaging and positive experience for our people.