Pauline Blight-Johnston appointed to FSC Board

AMP Group Executive Insurance and Superannuation, Pauline Blight-Johnston, has been appointed to the board of the Financial Services Council.

“With more than 20 years’ experience in the financial services industry, Pauline brings a wealth of knowledge to the FSC Board,” FSC chairman, Greg Cooper said.

Ms Blight-Johnston has held senior executive posts in life insurance, both in Australia and overseas. She joined AMP in early 2013, and is responsible for AMP’s risk insurance, retail superannuation, investment, pensions and platforms business portfolio.

Prior to joining AMP, Ms Blight-Johnston was managing director of RGA Reinsurance Company of Australia and before that was chief financial officer and appointed actuary for Asteron Life. She was previously on the FSC board from February 2010 until November 2012 when she was at RGA and has also held executive roles with Tillinghast as a consulting actuary and with Morgan Stanley as an investment banker.

An active industry participant, Ms Blight-Johnston is a Fellow of numerous industry bodies. She is a director of the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance, and a director of AMP Life Limited and the National Mutual Life Association of Australasia Limited.

The Financial Services Council board now includes:

• Chairman: Greg Cooper – CEO, Schroder Investment Management Australia Limited
• Co-Deputy Chairman: Brad Cooper – CEO, BT Financial Group;
• Co-Deputy Chairman: Geoff Lloyd –CEO and MD, Perpetual Limited;
• Directors: Brian Benari – MD and CEO of Challenger Limited; Pauline Blight-Johnston − Group Executive Insurance and Superannuation, AMP; David Bryant − CEO & CIO, Australian Unity Investments; Robin Burns – MD, Equity Trustees Limited; Andrew Hagger – Group Executive, NAB Wealth and CEO MLC Limited; John James – MD and Chairman of Vanguard Investments; Brett Jollie – MD, Aberdeen Asset Management Australia Limited; Annabel Spring – Group Executive, Wealth Management, Commonwealth Bank of Australia; Geoff Summerhayes – CEO Suncorp Life; and, Maria Wilton – MD, Franklin Templeton Investments Australia Ltd.