KPMG appoints partner & life insurance lead

KPMG has announced the appointment of Pauline Blight-Johnston as the life insurance sector lead partner in the firm's actuarial and financial risk practice, effective 8 October 2019.

Blight-Johnston joins from Challenger, where she has served as general manager, group strategy since July 2018. Before this, she was group executive, insurance, superannuation & risk management at AMP and additionally served as managing director for AMP Life Limited and the National Mutual Life Association of Australasia (NMLA).

Hoa Bui, KPMG partner-in-charge of actuarial risk, said of her appointment: "We are thrilled that Pauline has chosen to join us and she will be a huge asset to our actuarial and financial risk management practice. Her experience, drive and ideas and deep industry leadership experience will greatly benefit our client offerings."