Health Shield Friendly Society Ltd
Richard Aston has extensive work experience in leadership and technology roles. Richard is currently the Chief Information Officer at Health Shield Friendly Society Ltd. Prior to this, they served as a Transformation Director at an undisclosed company from February 2022 to February 2023. From January to December 2021, Richard was the Vice President of Architecture at Sage. As an Interim IT Director and Transformation Director, they worked independently from February 2019 to January 2021. From July 2017 to February 2019, Richard held the position of Director of Solutions, Europe at Assurant. Before that, they worked as an Interim Director, Vice President in various organizations, providing technology services and solutions. Richard served as the Vice President of Services at Logicalis from February 2014 to June 2015. Earlier in their career, they held roles such as the Head of Solutions, Architecture, and Consulting at Fujitsu and the IT Director/CTO. Richard also had leadership positions in cloud-based technology services and as a Technology Director/CTO at Fujitsu.
Richard Aston attended The University of Auckland from 1983 to 1987, where they obtained both a Bachelor's Degree and a Master's Degree. Their field of study during this time was Statistics, Computing, and Geography.
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Health Shield Friendly Society Ltd
We started in 1877, helping railway workers keep their health on track. Today, we’re still steaming ahead with over 350,000 customers and their families supported by our employee health benefits. We’re dedicated to helping more businesses recognise the value of implementing a sustainable healthcare strategy, as a healthy workforce is the backbone of a healthy business. Together, we design and build employee health benefits packages to meet the specific needs of businesses and their employees; no matter the size or shape. As a not-for-profit friendly society, we really do put our customers first. Our award-winning product offering includes health cash plans and health screening services designed for prevention and early intervention. Helping people lead healthier, happier, more productive lives, the dedication to our customers is widely recognised. To name a few, our prestigious awards include: ‘Best Health Cash Plan Provider’ at the Health Insurance Awards 2021, 2020, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 and 2013, COVER Excellence Awards 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 and 2014, Corporate Adviser Awards 2019, 2018, 2016 and 2015 and many more.