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Insurance giant IAG has snapped up the former innovation head of News Corp Australia as its new chief digital officer. Insurance Australia Group (IAG) has hired Mark Drasutis who joins the insurance giant's customer labs division. He will report to chief customer officer Julie Batch. The newly-created job covers a broad range of brands, the firm said in a press release.
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