Austbrokers has hired Theo Stevens as Chief Information Officer to drive the listed broker’s technology and ecommerce program.

Mr Stevens was Head of eBusiness Development at QBE, where he had worked for 10 years. In September he was put in charge of developing ecommerce solutions for the group’s global distribution division, reporting to QBE’s New York-based US President Intermediary Distribution, Mike Scala.

Mr Stevens starts at Austbrokers this week.