Kristen Lennis-Harvey

An Executive with over 28 years of operational experience in the Financial Services Industry with a proven track record of building and managing successful high-performance commercial partnerships and teams with focus, passion drive and true grit. My core expertise is anchored in Strategy Development and Execution, centering around customer needs and underpinned by my core personal value of trust and transparency. I have established, led and developed pre-eminent Distribution, Strategic Sales and Business Development teams, as well as established and built Enterprise Partnerships over my career. I have also played a key role in the Life Insurance industry’s largest acquisition and integration project. I have a thorough understanding and application of Strategic Planning & Development, RFP processes, fostering new and existing Enterprise partnerships and ground all of this with true care, support and mentoring of a wide array of teams and team members both past and present.

I lead with courage and am known for my ‘forward is a pace’ lens. I have an outcome focused perspective and know that this only happens by harnessing the collective talent within an organisation. I believe in ensuring teams understand the goal we are trying to achieve and the key role each person plays to that end. It is important who I work with and for and take pride in giving my ‘personal’ self to my ‘work’ presence. Professional leader with comprehensive experience in driving operational excellence and strategic growth. Proven track record of fostering team collaboration and achieving impactful results in dynamic environments. Skilled in navigating complex challenges, optimizing processes, and cultivating positive workplace cultures. Known for adaptability, effective communication, and strong decision-making abilities.

• Requested by Regional CEO to be the P&L owner of a >$3b Bancassurance partner with $50m in sales across Life, Health & Wellbeing
• P&L ownership of a >$200m Retail Channel
• Partnership SME across Enterprise and headhunted into roles since 1996
• Led sustainability task force for Retail Business as well as drove the establishment of similar forum for our Bancassurance Channel
• Built and managed large sales and support teams with high engagement scores each and every year – noted by CEO as a unique achievement
• Established Enterprise first ‘Ascent Crew’ initiative
• Noted high performer across all organisations at various hierarchical levels
• 100% success rate on RFP and Tender processes over 3 companies.