welcome. ABOUT ABOUT YOUR RACT RACT YOUR PRESIDENT PRESIDENT Kathryn Westwood Westwood Kathryn VICE PRESIDENTS PRESIDENTS VICE Alison Flakemore Flakemore Alison Jenny Richardson Richardson Jenny BOARD BOARD Josephine Archer, Archer, Peter Peter Dixon, Dixon, Josephine Ralph Doedens, Doedens, Jude Jude Franks, Franks, Ralph Phil Jones, Jones, Risden Risden Knightley, Knightley, Phil Pieter Kolkert, Kolkert, Sue Sue Smith Smith Pieter RACT GROUP GROUP CEO CEO RACT Mark Mugnaioni Mugnaioni Mark JOURNEYS JOURNEYS MANAGING EDITOR EDITOR MANAGING Amira Vaatstra Vaatstra Amira The board members, vice president and president are current to 30 Nov 2021.
A word from our Group CEO This year RACT has taken significant strides forward in our strategy to transform our business and provide more for our members. At time of writing we are very close to finalising our investment to purchase the remaining 50% share of our insurance business, RACT Insurance, from the Suncorp Group. Once finalised, RACT Insurance will become Tasmania’s only 100% owned, located and operated insurance business – a great outcome for our members and Tasmanians more broadly. Significant work has taken place to implement appropriate governance and operational structures that will set us up for success, and I’m proud that we’ve been able to do this and ensure that all our people continue in their roles, providing our members with the level of service for which we are known. I’m also pleased to see the continued focus on road safety through the Select Committee’s Inquiry into Road Safety in
Tasmania. With nearly 100 submissions to the inquiry, there is a high degree of interest and a range of ideas on how we might improve our road safety statistics. Our submission contained 38 recommendations, themed around speed, enforcement and deterrence, roads, vehicles and vulnerable road users. I’d like to thank our members who provided us feedback on issues. We received more than 2000 responses which helped form the basis of our recommendations. We watch with interest as the inquiry continues, and we expect to see a range of changes arising from the process. This year, we’ve continued to expand our regional footprint, and during November we upgraded our Glenorchy branch and doubled our employee numbers in this location to provide an expanded, localised call centre and branch team. December is a busy month for all of us. Remember to stay alert on our roads during this period and have a safe and happy festive period with friends and family. Mark Mugnaioni // RACT Group CEO
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