Three people. That’s the team.

11eight was founded on a simple belief: the best advice comes from people who have actually had to make the decisions they're advising others to make. We are former senior executives with decades of experience across insurance and financial services in Australia, the UK and Asia.

Between us, we've led strategy, operations, transformation, distribution, risk, M&A and major business change. We've built businesses, challenged established models and lived with the consequences of difficult decisions.

We are deliberately small.

When you engage 11eight, you work directly with the people you met, from the first conversation through to the final recommendation. There is no junior team, no outsourced thinking and no implementation agenda sitting behind our advice.

That's not a limitation. It’s the point.

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Ron Arnold, Founder

After many years operating at the most senior levels in large corporates, and having held virtually every senior executive role, Ron founded 11eight. Through 11eight he pursues his passion for practical strategy, corporate innovation, and helping established businesses and start-ups collaborate effectively.

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Aidan Pallister, Managing Director

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Aidan brings over 30 years of financial services experience across Australia and key Asian markets, including China, India, Thailand and Malaysia. His executive and board roles have spanned strategy, operations, risk, corporate governance and M&A. He has a clear understanding of the drivers of performance and a proven record of leading successful business transformation.

Anthony Justice, Managing Director

Anthony has spent over 20 years leading financial services businesses across banking, wealth and insurance, including CEO roles at IAG’s Consumer Division and the fintech Uno Home Loans. He has extensive experience leading large people-based organisations through complex change, while harnessing organisational energy to deliver exceptional outcomes. With a focus on stronger consumer propositions, digital experiences and the commercial demands of P&L management, Anthony understands the power of strong partnerships to create sustainable value.

When we're most useful

We're at our best when a small group of senior people needs to:

  • make an important decision where the answer isn't obvious;

  • challenge a strategy or business case before it reaches the Board;

  • understand what changing market dynamics mean for the business;

  • solve a problem that cuts across organisational boundaries; or

  • bring experienced judgement into a problem that needs more than another consulting report.

When we're not

If you need a large implementation team, actuarial advice, regulatory remediation or audit, there are firms better equipped for that work.

We're most useful when the problem matters, the answer isn't obvious and experienced judgement can change the outcome.