AMP Limited has announced that Mr Geoff Roberts will join the AMP Limited Board as a Non-executive director, effective 1 July 2016.
AMP also advised that Dr Brian Clark and Mr John Palmer have announced their intention to retire from the board of AMP Limited at the conclusion of the 2016 annual general meeting on 12 May.
The board expressed its appreciation for Dr Clark’s significant contribution to AMP Limited since he joined in 2008 and as the Chairman of the AMP Capital Holdings Board since 2009. It also paid tribute to Mr Palmer’s breadth of expertise and contribution since joining in 2007, having been, during his tenure, Chairman of the People and Remuneration Committee, a Director of AMP Life and a Director of AMP Capital Holdings.
Mr Roberts is the Group Chief Financial Officer of SEEK, with more than 30 years of experience in financial services in Australia, Asia and Europe. He has held the roles of Managing Partner of Deloitte Victoria and Group CFO of AXA Asia Pacific. Mr Roberts is also the Chairman of the Reach Foundation and was previously a Non-executive director of AMP Life, The National Mutual Life Association of Australasia and Vision Australia.
Mr Roberts holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Melbourne and an Executive Master of Business Administration from the Australian Graduate School of Management.
