AMP appoints new Chief Information Officer

10 October 2014
For immediate release

AMP appoints new Chief Information Officer

Leading life insurer and retirement savings provider, AMP has today announced the appointment of Chris Robb in the newly created role of Chief Information Officer (CIO).
Chris’ role is effective immediately and is based in the Auckland office where he will be responsible for overseeing AMP’s technology initiatives.

Chris has an extensive IT background and has held senior leadership roles across the technology and finance industries for more than 15 years, including leading technology teams at ASB, IAG, Genesis Energy and Tower.

Most recently he has been with ANZ as Head of Technology for Retail and Business Banking. During his career, Chris has been responsible for a wide range of system transformations, new product introductions and innovation.

Commenting on the appointment, Kevin Bouchier, AMP’s Chief Operating Officer says: “It’s my absolute pleasure to welcome Chris to AMP. He brings a considerable wealth of experience across digital strategy development, agile development roll-outs and establishment of mobile innovation teams and I look forward to him being a key member of my leadership team.”

About AMP
• AMP is a leading wealth management and insurance provider in the New Zealand marketplace and has been supporting the financial welfare of customers for 160 years
• Our customers hold more than 870,000 investment, savings and insurance products
• AMP has one of the largest networks of advisers in New Zealand
• AMP is the only default KiwiSaver provider with both a ‘silver’ rating from Morningstar and a 5 Star Canstar Award
• AMP has approximately 260,000 KiwiSaver Scheme members and more than $3 billion funds under management, equating to around 14% market share
• We’ve awarded more than $1.8 million in the last 16 years through our AMP Foundation
• In 2013 we:
o helped more than 1,800 kiwis buy their first home through KiwiSaver
o paid out $46.75 million in general insurance claims
o supported approximately 73,000 New Zealanders who were unable to work because of an injury or illness by paying out nearly $9 million in income protection insurance
o wrote $644 million in new mortgages, and provided advice over the phone to more than 150,000 New Zealanders – more than 400 people per day.

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