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“I will continue to empower and encourage my staff to perform at their best as I have done for the last decade. I will continue to advocate for my clients, embracing new technology and being open to business and industry changes”
Ken Dixon,
Dixon Insurance Services
Linda-Rose Daya leads Gilbert + Tobin’s legal project management and design thinking functions for both internal and client-facing matters. She employs PRINCE2, Agile project management, design thinking and LEAN to advance better ways of working and project skills. Linda-Rose has demonstrated the ability to continuously innovate, design, and deliver desired project and overall program outcomes, and is often referred to as a “safe pair of hands”.
Linda-Rose began her legal career in South Africa as an admitted advocate of the High Court. After moving to New Zealand, Linda-Rose joined New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) and has held various roles including Programme and Operations Manager of the Australia-New Zealand Biotechnology Partnership Fund, Health and Digital Technologies Programme Portfolio Manager, and Legal Advisor, Corporate Counsel Team. Her exposure to design thinking and LEAN commenced at NZTE and came to fruition when she joined Suncorp Life New Zealand. At Suncorp, she was able to practice and grow this core transformation skillset and was exposed to and fully embraced the benefits of Agile project management.
Linda-Rose holds LLB and BA Law degrees, attained in South Africa, and an LLM from Cambridge University. She is also certified in Agile project management and design thinking.
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+61 459 600 044
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Linda-Rose Daya
Head of Legal Project Management and Design
Gilbert + Tobin
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“To be able to give back to the community is rewarding and fulfilling. I am honoured to be in a position where I can raise funds for those less fortunate and in need”
Ken Dixon,
Dixon Insurance Services
2020
2021
2023
2023
Present
Finalist, Innovator of the Year, Lawyers Weekly Women in Law Awards
2020
Winner, Legal Operations Professional of the Year, Lawyers Weekly Women in Law Awards
2021
Finalist, Legal Operations Professional of the Year, Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards
Elite Women Award, Australasian Lawyer
2023
Finalist, Legal Operations Professional of the Year at the Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards
2023
Finalist, Legal Operations Professional of the Year at the Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards
Present
Assistant Vice President and Senior Broker at MJ Hall & Company since 2018
Present
Milestones
Aug 2022
Milestones
Sept 2021
Feb 2022
Apr 2022
Jul 2022
Aug
2022
Suncorp Bank introduces Solar Home Bonus offer for customers who are choosing renewable energy for their homes
Sept 2021
Month-on-month market share growth commences
Feb 2022
Suncorp Bank wins the Canstar award for most outstanding value in investment loans
Apr 2022
Suncorp Bank wins Money Magazine’s Bank of the Year and Business Bank of the Year awards for the fifth year in a row
Jul 2022
Suncorp Bank’s turnaround times are the lowest they have ever been. The lender becomes Australia’s first certified carbon neutral bank for both its operation and transaction services
Aug 2022
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How does he distinguish himself among fellow brokers?
“I believe all brokers are working very hard in a difficult market,” he says. “However, I have demonstrated continued growth, advocacy and performance on my client’s behalf, which is now recognised [for 10 consecutive years] in the Elite Broker awards.”
In 1990, Dixon got started with FAI, working in claims and as a team leader. From the late 1990s up until 2003, he worked at FAI and Suncorp in underwriting and as an area manager at VACC, CGU (South East Queensland). From 2003 to 2012, he got into broking and eventually started Dixon Insurance in 2013. Since then, he’s accumulated numerous acccolades, including Elite Broker, Diversity and Equity, and Fast Broker awards.
During the pandemic, Dixon challenged insurers over the Quarantine Act application to insurance wordings. His argument was that the Quarantine Act does not apply as an exclusion, as the Biosecurity Act was invoked by the Morrison Government, and this was not a subsequent amendment to the Quarantine Act. The test case in the Appeals court was won for Dixon’s client with a unanimous five-judge verdict.
He remains focused on transport, manufacturing, motor trade, engineering and large farm clients.
What are his plans for the future?
On a business level, “more of the same. I will continue to empower and encourage my staff to perform at their best as I have done for the last decade. I will continue to advocate for my clients, embracing new technology and being open to business and industry changes.”
On a personal level, Dixon invests significant time, effort and funds, along with his GT3, to support many charities through his passion for motorsport. From participating in and sponsoring the Thunderbolt Run (which provides tens of thousands of dollars in support for Beyond Blue and Prostate Cancer), to organising and running the Track Knights for Amira charity night where 28 Exotic Supercars raised funds through passenger laps in wet conditions, Dixon states “this is our time to give back to the community and those in need. My friendships and association with those seeking to do the same, allows us to contribute to those less fortunate and raise funds and awareness”.
He adds: “To be able to give back to the community is rewarding and fulfilling. I am honoured to be in a position where I can raise funds for those less fortunate and in need.”