Leadership

As leader of Mercer Marsh Benefits within Marsh McLennan, Alison oversees the leadership, strategy and operations of the Mercer and Marsh collaborative people risk business for New Zealand. Alison also sits on the Mercer and Marsh Executive committees, is part of the Mercer Marsh Benefits global network and was the inaugural Chair of the Marsh Diversity and Inclusion Committee.

Throughout her 20+ year career she has worked with clients to address workforce health and financial issues by providing insurance, people risk advisory solutions, occupational health and rehabilitation, and helping clients take a strategic people-risk-management approach across the lifecycle of people-risk issues.

Passionate about creating positive outcomes for all New Zealanders, Alison has used her expertise, to raise the profile of workplace risks and health by bringing global workforce solutions to improve the health and wellbeing within New Zealand workplaces, advocating for improvements to financial legislation and advice to support clients, and actively championing diversity and inclusion initiatives across Marsh.

Alison’s leadership vision is to lead with purpose, integrity and empathy and to be a positive force to others and she has helped shape the commercial strategy of the business, to grow and drive transformational change and to create a thriving workplace culture.

Alison has been with Marsh McLennan since 2014, first as Employee health and benefits leader and then as Managing Director, for the Mercer Marsh Benefits New Zealand business. Prior to this she has experience working in a number of national sales and leadership roles such as Southern Cross Health Society.

Alison lives and works in Auckland, Tāmaki Makaurau.