Mission
The mission of the ReSure
® Advisory
Board is to advise on the development of the ReSure
business, product and market opportunities.
Member Responsibilities
- Review the progress of the ReSure
business and advise on business strategy
- Report on relevant industry trends in the
insurance, risk management and information technology
fields.
- Provide feedback and assistance in relation
to the development of the ReSure
product
- Identify needs and opportunities for ReSure
in areas including software functionality, insurance
industry, risk and insurance managers, and information
technology.
- Communicate the benefits of using ReSure.
Advisory Board Members |
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Ron Blombery, Principal,
ReSure
After commencing his professional career in metallurgy
research, in 1975 Ron took up a position with
Marsh & McLennan where he consulted to major
Australian and international organisations on
risk engineering and safety management issues.
In 1978 he was appointed a Director of Marsh &
McLennan where he built the Australian arm of
M&M Protection Consultants into a professional
services group operating on a fee for service
concept.
He formed Objective Risk Management (O.R.M) in
1982 as an independent risk management services
company specialising in risk engineering and workers
compensation claims management. O.R.M went on
to develop risk and claims management software
systems for occupational health and safety, corporate
self insurers, insurance brokers and insurance
companies. The company was a market leader in
Australasia and the Americas. He sold his interest
in the business in November 2000, and after a
period of consulting in project management and
system design, he created the ReSure concept in
2003.
Ron is a frequent speaker at risk management
and insurance gatherings and has contributed a
large number of publications in this field. He
holds a Bachelors degree and a Doctor of Philosophy
in Metallurgy, and is a Member of the Australian
Institute of Risk Management.
Debbie Blombery, Principal,
ReSure
Debbie joined Objective Risk Management (O.R.M),
an independent risk management services company,
in November 1982. She worked as system analyst
and developer of O.R.M’s risk and claims
management system, initially alone and then in
conjunction with other developers.
In her roles as Customer Services Manager, and
then Business Development Manager at O.R.M, Debbie
worked closely with customers on their system
requirements. These often included data conversions,
installation of systems and user training, as
well as analysis and specification of modifications
for new and existing software. Her main role was
one of liaison between the customer and the software
developers. She also provided technical assistance
to the customers, particularly in the areas of
system customisation and reporting. Debbie was
involved in the development of in-house business
systems and training manuals, as well as marketing
and sales activities.
After the sale of O.R.M in November 2000, Debbie worked as an independent consultant until the formation of ReSure in 2003.
She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the
University of Cape Town. Working for a small software
company with a niche market has provided Debbie
with expertise in both the technical and commercial
aspects of database management systems.
Mark Byers, Managing Director, ibCom Pty Ltd
Mark Byers holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering
with Honours from the Royal Melbourne Institute
of Technology (RMIT).
Working as a cryogenics engineering specialist
Mark achieved many firsts in Australia, including
the first cryogenic 2 trailer road tankers and
innovative design software that changed the way
cryogenic tanks and road tankers were designed
and built.
After many years informal involvement in the
IT industry, including the founding of the Windows
user group, in 1995 Mark moved to the IT industry.
He became Software Development Manager for Objective
Risk Management, a leading supplier of claims,
risk management and occupational health& safety
software.
Seeing the opportunity to deliver software in
a different way, in 2000 Mark founded ibCom (Integrated
Business Communications) and is its Managing Director.
Over the past 4 years the ibCom team have developed
innovative methods to provide IT resources to
both small and large corporate businesses. In
2001 ibCom was awarded the Consensus award for
“Innovation, Potential
and Performance”.
Kevin Mutch, Consultant
Kevin Mutch is a Fellow of the Australian Society
of Certified Practising Accountants and a Bachelor
of Commerce.
After working as a Cost Accountant in South Australian
industry, Kevin joined the CRA Group in 1971 with
Hamersley Iron in Western Australia, where he
was promoted in 1975 to Manager-Accounting and
Finance for the Hamersley Group.
In 1986, CRA restructured its insurance division
to undertake a more comprehensive and holistic
approach to risk management and Kevin was promoted
to the new role of General Manager Risk Management
for the CRA Group, and relocated to CRA’s
corporate headquarters in Melbourne. Following
the merger in 1996 of RTZ and CRA to form the
world’s second largest mining group, Rio
Tinto, Kevin was appointed in March 1996 to the
position of Head of Group Risk Management for
the Group’s global operations (an insured
asset base of US$47 billion). Rio Tinto is considered
a leader in the field of risk management, with
innovation and initiatives in captives, risk control
assessment, risk financing presentations and disaster
management programmes.
A supporter of the risk management industry,
Kevin is a past State President and National President
of ARIMA as well as being an Honorary Life Member
of the Association. He was appointed Australasia’s
Risk Manager of the Year in 1996. Kevin was also,
from 1994 to 2003, a member of the exclusive M200
group, a global forum of 30 risk managers and
10 senior executives from global insurance corporations.
He has also presented at numerous industry conferences
and forums.
Kevin retired from the Rio Tinto Group on November
30, 2003 but has been retained on a part-time
consultancy basis.
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