Who we are

The skills, experience and expertise of Picnic Labs team members spans decades of insurance, Mutual, miscalleanous financial risk product, actuarial, governance, technology & innovation experts.

Charles Pollack, CEO & Executive Director, Picnic Labs

Charles Pollack
CEO & Executive Director

BEc, FIAA

Actuarial, pricing, product design, growth, claims & operations experience.
Previously Youi Chief Actuary.

Youi, Suncorp, FAI.

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Picnic Labs - Simone Collins - Senior Actuary

Simone Collins
Chief Actuary

MBA, FIAA, CERA, BAct

Actuarial pricing, reinsurance, reserving, capital management, product, regulatory experience across finance & insurance.

Youi, APRA.

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Jen Storey, Chief Marketing Officer, Picnic Labs

Jen Storey
Chief Marketing Officer

MA, GD. Info Sci, D.Ed, GAICD

Digital marketing, strategy, customer acquisition, digital innovation in financial services & insurance.

Computershare, Australia Post,
NAB, Suncorp.

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Thomas Joe - Head of Technical Account (insurance) for Picnic Labs, managing the Financial for the Discretionary Mutuals managed by Picnic.

Thomas Joe
Head of Technical Accounting

CA, CPA

Financial Planning & Analysis, Strategy, Reinsurance Accounting, IFRS 17 implementation

Catholic Church Insurance, Deloitte, Hilal Takaful, Hilal Bank, PwC.

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Chris Stallard, Head of Financial Lines, Picnic Labs

Chris Stallard
Head of Financial Lines

ANZIIF (Snr Assoc), CIP

Specialist in financial lines product design, brokerage, underwriting, claims & reinsurance.

Zurich, IAG, Suncorp,
SwissRe, AIG.

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Rhys Phelps, Technical Specialst, Picnic Labs

Rhys Phelps
Chief Technology Officer

BBus (Comp, ICT)

Technical expertise, solution architect, technical BA, developer & operations support.

Q Super, Intec Billing,
NEHTA, Centrica.

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Erene Keriakos, Senior Accountant at Picnic Labs

Erene Keriakos
Senior Accountant

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Accounting and bookeeping for Picnic Labs and all Picnic Mutuals.

Sanfilippo Children's Foundation, Fragile X Association of Australia.

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Ema Ekic, Account Director at Picnic Labs and for Our Ark Mutual, a Discretionary Mutual.

Ema Ekic
Account Director

ANZIIF (Snr Assoc), CIP

Experienced broker & relationship builder across multiple commercial & corporate sectors. Delivering exceptional industry knowledge & client service.

Shadforth, Centrewest, Knightcorp, Getley Paulsen, AIG.

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Bri Borg - Claims & Underwriting Assistant at Picnic Labs

Bri Borg
Underwriting & Claims

BBus, Dip Financial Planning

Financial data analysis, risk assessments, claims handling, policies, & procedures management.

ME Bank,
OneTwo Finance.

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Anne Durkin, General Counsel for Picnic Labs and the Discretionary Mutuals managed by Picnic.

Anne Durkin
General Counsel

BA, LLB (Syd), LLM (Lond)

Commercial lawyer
& insurance specialist.

Minter Ellison, Marketform Syndicate 2468, Corporation of Lloyd's,
NHBC (National House Building Council).

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Steve Kirton, Head of Finance for Picnic Labs

Steve Kirton
Head of Finance

B. Comm, CA,
Xero Certified Advisor

Accounting and
financial matters for Picnic,
its subsidiary companies and
associated entities

Boyce, Quantum Advisory, PKF.

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Dr Anthony Troy Browning, Company Secretary for Picnic Managed Discretionary Mutuals.

Dr Anthony Troy Browning
Company Secretary

MBA, GradDipIns, MBBS, GAICD, HBSAMP, CIP, FGI, Cert Gov & Risk Management, FANZIIF

Company Secretary for Mutuals managed by Picnic.

Medical Indemnity Protection Society, MIPS Insurance, Australian Air Pilots Mutual Benefit Fund.

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Kazim Rajani is an Assistant Underwriter at Picnic Labs.

Kazim Rajani
Actuarial Assistant

B. Bus (Accounting), GD Actuarial Science.

Actuarial modelling, data modelling, product design, automation & process design.


Deloitte, DD Consulting, TAC, Katherine West Health Board.

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Jeremy Dipple is an underwriting assistant at Picnic Labs,

Jeremy Dipple
Assistant Underwriter

B. Econ

Data handling & analysis, underwriting risk assessment & support.
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at Picnic Labs

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Looking for a career move into a disruptive, innovative organisations?
Do you enjoy creating solutions to problems worth solving?
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Picnic Labs Limited (ACN 627 271 596) offers consulting and management services to discretionary mutuals through Picnic group companies. Picnic Labs Limited is also registered in England and Wales (UK Est No BRO21440, Company No FC036352). Financial services provided in Australia including advice and issuing discretionary mutual risk protection products and insurance products is regulated by ASIC. Picnic Licensing Pty Ltd (ACN 647 642 117) provides financial services in Australia under AFS Licence No: 532540. Insurance products issued to members of Australian domiciled mutuals are distributed by companies in the PICNIC group and in some cases those companies act as agent of the insurer. Those companies including Picnic Underwriting Pty Ltd (ACN 645 249 109, AR No. 1304757), Picnic Distribution Pty Ltd (ACN 652 925 294, AR No. 13000250), Picnic Services Pty Ltd (ACN 638 145 418, AR No. 1300248) and Picnic Broking Pty Ltd (ACN 676 640 341 AR No. 1308931) are authorised representatives of Picnic Licensing Pty Ltd. Any advice given in relation to discretionary mutual protection products or general insurance products is general in nature and does not take account of your personal circumstances, needs or financial situation. Where a Product Disclosure Statement, Financial Services Guide and Target Market Determination is available, please consider those documents prior to making decision or acquire or hold a financial product. Copies of those documents can be obtained from Picnic or from the relevant manager of the mutual.