Graeme Kerrigan has resigned as non-executive chairman of Alexander Forbes.
He will be replaced by Paul Heinamann, a non-executive director since 1998, and previously non-executive chairman until 2002.
Alexander Forbes also announced the appointment of John Robins as Deputy Chairman. Robins is based in the UK and has served as a non-executive director since 2002.
Kerrigan cited personal reasons for his resignation and said that he believed the leadership transition at Alexander Forbes was now complete.
Rael Gordon, former CEO of subsidiary Investment Solutions, took over from Kerrigan as group chief executive of Alexander Forbes in January 2003.