Our People
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Neil Austin
Director
Qualified Insurance Broker (QIB)
Fellow of the Insurance Brokers Association of NZ (FIBANZ)
Director and company co-founder/owner, Neil Austin is a respected industry play maker who has held a number of directorships and executive roles within the industry. He works hard to be a high achiever and his expertise has often been called on to develop broking businesses and expand specialised service.
Neil can draw upon excellent global relationships and has his finger on the pulse in the international insurance hubs. He has established several valuable insurance market facilities in the London insurance market and is an intuitive ‘match maker’; he has a knack for delivering innovative products and solutions with unprecedented value. Neil has an innate understanding of the insurance business, is a lateral thinker and consistently operates at a high level.
When he’s not in the office, he goes to the gym, looks after his lifestyle block and if he has any time left, follows most sport.
Glenn Stone
Director
Bachelor Business Studies (BBS)
Qualified Insurance Broker (QIB)
Australia & New Zealand Institute of Insurance & Finance Senior Associate (ANZIIF)
Fellow of the Insurance Brokers Association of New Zealand (FIBANZ)
Certified Insurance Professional (CIP)
Director and company co-founder/owner, Glenn Stone, has a wealth of insurance industry experience. He has held senior underwriting and broking roles in New Zealand and co-founded Austin Stone to cater for specialist market segments with a focus on providing exceptional service and value.
His genuine passion for innovation, and delivering the best possible result for clients, is a driving force. Motivated by a desire to exceed clients’ expectations and outcomes, he is often referred by existing clients.
He operates with much consideration and is skillful at balancing competing risk objectives. Along with Neil, he leads the team with undeterred vision and business focus, and regularly restores his energy levels in the outdoors. Unsurprisingly, his running shoes are never far away. His greatest love is camping in the great outdoors with his wife Sue and daughter Fleur.
David Weston
Operations Manager
Member of the Insurance Brokers Association of New Zealand (IBANZ)
David cut his teeth in the insurance industry in 1970 with the Royal Insurance Company NZ Limited; a predecessor in business to Vero.
Since then, he has built up substantial experience and largely liaised at senior management and board level, however he operates with natural ease at any level.
Throughout his career, he has covered the breadth of risk and insurance exposures and has acted for shipping, petrochemical, forestry and aerospace industries (military and civilian). He has advised government and corporate entities throughout Australasia and the Pacific.
David is an expert at conflict resolution and has superior negotiation skills. He is unreservedly passionate about his profession and the people he meets as a result – often it leads to long-term relationships, as his bursting address book demonstrates. His other passions are his whanau, friends and musicianship. He has been known to break out his surfboard occasionally when the temperature “is right”.
Jo Kiro
Servicing Broker
Member of the Insurance Brokers Association of New Zealand (IBANZ)
Jo is best described as “a positive force in claims management”. She is the quintessential customer service professional and unashamedly outcome-based at that. In her case, that translates into “managing claims to a successful conclusion”.
In addition to her claims role, Jo is responsible for servicing our domestic portfolio and provides support on account management.
With nearly a decade in various claims roles Jo walks the talk. She represents her clients’ interests like her own and has time management skills second to none. As a result, she manages her case loads with tremendous efficiency and great success.
A descendent of Ngati Kuri and Nga Puhi, she enjoys family and netball.
Sharon Noyce
Account Manager
Senior Associate of the New Zealand Institute of Insurance & Finance(AIINZ)
Qualified Insurance Broker (QIB)
Certified Insurance Professional (CIP)
Sharon has been in the insurance industry since 1993 and provides client advocacy to Austin Stone’s commercial clients.
Her previous roles include Global Networks Account Manager for a large international corporate broker based in New Zealand which has given her broad experience in international markets and unique insurance programmes.
She has a fantastic all-round understanding of the insurance business while her analytical mind comes to the fore in matters of risk analysis.
As the archetypal ‘people person’, Sharon loves to work alongside her clients as a business partner rather than just and insurance advisor.
