Brief: New APRA policy and advice head 16 March 2020 5:13PM Banking Day staff Briefs, Appointments, APRA, Finance regulation, Other topics APRA has appointed Renee Roberts as the new executive director of its policy and advice division. Roberts most recently was COO at QBE Insurance. Most of her career prior to that was at National Australia Bank, where she worked her way from technology into retail and on into risk. She was CRO at Bank of New Zealand from 2011 to 2014 before returning to HQ as group executive, enterprise services and transformation. Roberts will take up the position on 4 May.