Australia-based life insurer TAL ?has appointed Scott Mackenzie to the newly created role of chief risk officer.

Along with the CRO appointment, TAL also has established a new risk committee, along with a framework to share risk management expertise and best practice across the broader Dai-ichi Life Group of companies.

Mackenzie joins TAL from a risk consulting practice that he founded. Previously, he worked for almost 20 years in a variety of senior executive roles for ING, including as CRO and chief financial officer for ING Latin America, and for ING Americas as head of corporate planning and secretariat, as well as in a life product management senior leadership role.