nib holdings limited (nib) announced the appointment of Ms. Anne Loveridge as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Board of nib. Ms. Loveridge is a highly experienced Non-Executive Director with extensive knowledge of financial and regulatory reporting, risk management and compliance frameworks. Anne is currently a Non-Executive Director of Platinum Asset Management, a Non-Executive Director of National Australia Bank Limited (Chairman - Remuneration Committee and immediate past Chairman - Audit Committee) and Chairman of Bell Shakespeare. She is also a Member of Nominations Committee for the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC). Ms. Loveridge has held senior positions with PwC (Australia) for almost two decades and was Deputy Chairman (PwC Australia) from 2012 to 2015. Anne is also a Fellow of the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (FCA). The appointment of Ms. Loveridge is part of nib's succession planning with Non-Executive Director Harold Bentley retiring from the nib Board later this year. Ms. Loveridge is appointed as an additional Director on the nib Board from 20 February 2017 and will stand for election at the 2017 Annual General Meeting in November.