Kent is the CEO and Managing Director of MLC Life Insurance. He joined MLC Life Insurance as Chief Financial Officer in February 2020.

Prior to joining MLC Life Insurance, he was Chief Financial Officer of TAL (2012-2019), a Partner of Ernst & Young (2010-2012), and Regional Chief Financial Officer of AXA Asia Life (2007-2009). He has over thirty years' corporate and consulting experience in financial services, both in Australia and internationally.

Kent has a Bachelor of Economics, is a Fellow of the Actuaries Institute, a Chartered Enterprise Risk Actuary, and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He has served on a number of Boards, both in Australia and internationally, and is currently a Director of Hume Bank and a Board Member of the Country Fire Authority.