Former AustralianSuper risk head joins AMP Super boards

The boards responsible for AMP Superannuation have announced that Tony Brain has been appointed as an independent director.

Brain previously spent 28 years with Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, 12 years of which as the partner responsible for assurance and advisory services to clients in the superannuation industry. He was also head of risk management at AustralianSuper for nearly three years and is currently a non-executive director on a number of boards.

He is joined at AMP by fellow new independent director, Cathy Doyle, former head of Perpetual's equities team.

Brain and Doyle will sit on the boards of AMP Superannuation Ltd and N.M. Superannuation Pty Ltd, both of which govern AMP's superannuation funds.

Commenting on their appointments, AMP Superannuation Ltd chair, Rick Allert, said: "We're delighted to welcome Cathy and Tony to the boards. Both have considerable experience in the superannuation industry and will help ensure AMP's superannuation funds are governed in the best interests of our members."