Insurance Advisernet New Zealand director David Crawford is the new chairman of Professional IQ College in New Zealand, following the retirement of long-serving broker Richard Russell.

Mr Crawford has extensive industry experience, having previously worked as a corporate broker in London, the Middle East and New Zealand.

He joined Insurance Advisernet NZ as CEO in 2006 and has served on the Insurance Brokers Association of New Zealand (IBANZ) board since 2007.

Auckland-based Professional IQ College, originally called IBANZ College, was established in 2011 to provide education and training for insurance and financial services executives.