AMP appoints Group Whistleblowing Officer

ANNE-MARIE PATERSON
AMP Limited - Group Whistleblowing Officer
DEPARTURE
COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA
Date: May 2019
Position: Executive Manager & Whistleblower Investigation Officer
APPOINTMENT
AMP LIMITED
Date: May 2019
Position: Group Whistleblowing Officer

AMP Limited has announced the appointment of Anne-Marie Paterson as group whistleblowing officer.

The appointment "is the latest initiative to improve risk management and governance across AMP," the firm said.

Paterson, who is a senior legal practitioner, joins from CBA where she was the executive manager and whistleblower investigation officer. In her new role at AMP, she will be responsible for leading whistleblower awareness, training and investigations.

AMP chief risk officer Jenny Fagg said of the appointment: "Risk has been placed at the core of AMP's culture and further enhancing risk management, governance and compliance continues to be a key initiative under AMP's new strategy. We have appointed Anne-Marie Paterson as our Group Whistleblowing Officer in recognition of how seriously we take whistleblowing and to help people feel comfortable speaking up."

She added: "We have also made significant progress to overhaul our governance and organisational structures to create better independence and oversight of issues. Our activity has focused on improving policies, processes and systems and increasing the use of technology to create efficiencies."