Medibank confirms David Koczkar as new CEO
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ASX listed health insurer Medibank Private confirmed the appointment of David Koczkar as its new chief executive officer effective from May 17.
Medibank chairman Mike Wilkins confirmed that its chief customer officer will be elevated to the top job, as first reported on Friday in
The Australian Financial Review.
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Mr Wilkins said that the board was pleased to be able to appoint an executive of Mr Koczkar’s calibre and experience.
“As our chief customer officer David has been a champion for our customers and has played an instrumental role in the growth and re-positioning of Medibank,” he said.
Medibank customer chief promoted to CEO
David Koczkar takes the chief executive reins at ASX-listed health insurance provider following retirement of Craig Drummond David Koczkar
Medibank Private has promoted its chief customer officer, David Koczkar, to the top job following the retirement of Craig Drummond.
Koczkar has been with the ASX-listed health insurance fund for seven years, joining as chief operating officer before taking on the group executive, chief customer officer post in September 2016. He was briefly acting CEO between April and June 2016.
As customer officer, he’s been responsible for Medibank’s consumer businesses, including the health and diversified insurance portfolios, Live Better and the ahm business. This has encompassed Medibank’s member health programs, all customer touchpoints, including retail, phone and digital channels, and the sales and marketing, customer analytics and portfolio management functions.