Ben Coleman
Partner
+61 409 828 053
Ben is an accomplished professional with over 20 years’ experience in the Insurance sector, who has held both executive and consulting roles with some of Australia’s leading insurance brands, including, IAG NRMA, SGIO, SGIC, Wesfarmers Coles Insurance, OAMPS, & icare.
With a proven track record in building competitive advantage, leading change, and delivering strong financial returns, through the design and execution of comprehensive growth strategies and disruptor platforms. Has been the strategic lead on large-scale multi-million-dollar business transformation programs across established and start-up/challenger businesses.
Ben is a leader focused on removing complex barriers to execution, with an ability to adapt quickly when environments change.
In addition to strategy design and planning, Ben has vast experience in the delivery of large-scale programs, including operational remediation, customer innovation, and low-cost operating model design, the application of agile project methodologies, has enabled the successful execution of major transformational programs for leading brands across the Finance and Insurance verticals.
Ben has a commercially savvy leadership style, that embraces collaboration, trust, integrity and accountability.
EXPERTISE
Ben believes that you need not only great strategy, but brilliant execution. He has led solution design and program delivery across operational remediation, customer innovation, low-cost operating model design applying pragmatic agile project methodologies.
REMOVING BARRIERS TO SUCCESS
Ben provides clients with the necessary expertise and support to achieve the best possible results, no matter how complex the environment.
As an experienced practitioner, he is focused on removing internal barriers to execution, with an ability to adapt quickly when environments change. Along with the team he is advising, he takes full accountability for delivery.
TENACIOUS AND DETERMINED APPROACH
Ben is a trusted strategic and program delivery advisor with an honest, inclusive, pragmatic and determined approach that fast track results. With Ben, what you see is what you get.
He has had an extensive portfolio of clients that have recently included icare, EML, Swiss RE, and RAA.
ALIGNMENT TO THE BRIDGE
Ben is a founding partner of The Bridge and joined the team as he believes in the new challenger consulting model, the value for money it brings to its clients and its culture.