Insurers need to re-embrace the pivotal role they play in creating societal value, leveraging purposeful innovation and technological advancements as critical enablers on this important journey.

Walter Poetscher

EY Oceania Insurance Leader

Passionate about the diversity and cultural enrichment that global exposure brings both personally and professionally. Avid skier and winter sports enthusiast.

Walter has more than 25 years of experience in advising global insurers on growth strategy, execution and transformation in Japan, ASEAN, Oceania, UK, Germany and Switzerland.

Currently the EY Oceania Insurance Leader, Walter is also the Global Client Service Partner for large global insurer; responsible for relationship and service delivery globally across Japan, APAC, US and EMEIA.

As a recognised thought-leader on Insurance growth, transformation and innovation, he is a member of EY’s Global Insurance Board, setting and executing the firm’s strategy, and assumes roles of Insurance Sector Leader and Member of the Financials Services Board for Oceania and prior for Switzerland and Japan.

How Walter is building a better working world

Our unique whole-of-sector approach presents a world of opportunities for our people, while also enabling us to work with our clients to address some of their, and the wider insurance industry's, biggest business and societal challenges and opportunities.

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