Retail team expansion at MetLife

Dave Evans
DAVE EVANS
MetLife Insurance Limited - Strategic Account Manager
DEPARTURE
AMP LIMITED
Date: July 2019
Position: Director, Insurance Distribution
APPOINTMENT
METLIFE INSURANCE LIMITED
Date: July 2019
Position: Strategic Account Manager

MetLife Australia has announced the appointment of Dave Evans as a strategic account manager on the retail team.

Evans, who has 20 years' financial services sales experience, most recently as director of insurance distribution at AMP, will be based in MetLife's Brisbane office and will be focused on the licensee platform.

Joining Evans is newly-appointed head of retail product, John Ashton, who will be based in Melbourne and will "lead the optimisation of MetLife Protect, tapping into adviser and client feedback," the firm said.

Commenting on both appointments, Matt Lippiatt, MetLife head of retail sales, said: "We are delighted to welcome John and Dave to the business. They are both seasoned Retail insurance professionals who are well known to advisers and licensees alike. Their deep experience will help us shape our offer and drive our engagement with the market as we continue to accelerate our growth.