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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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