Denis Flora, a panel beater by trade, specialised in heavy damage repairs before transitioning to the insurance industry in 2001 as an assessor for Suncorp. Over the next 20 years, he held numerous roles, including National Manager Assessing at Auto & General, and Head of Motor Claims and Assessing at RACQ Insurance. Three years ago, he returned to the private sector as National Operations Manager for the Aussie Automotive group (Aussie Hail). Last year, he pivoted his career into his current role at AutoGrab, exploring the new frontier of technology and automotive sales data.