Group Exec Operations departs AMP

AMP Limited has announced a series of changes to its senior leadership team including the departure of group executive, operations, Wendy Thorpe.

Thorpe was appointed to the role in January 2014 as part of a transformation of the firm's leadership team. She was previously director of operations at AMP Financial Services.

In a statement, AMP said that Thorpe had previously advised her intent to retire and will leave the business in early 2017 after helping to ensure the smooth transition of the operations function. She will also shortly join the board of AMP Bank as a non-executive director.

On the recent round of changes, which include several new appointments and three executive departures, AMP chief executive Craig Meller said: "The new group structure delivers sharper focus on performance in the core Australian businesses, drives efficiency across the group and provides increased emphasis on the growth drivers in the portfolio."

He added: "I would like to thank those executives who are leaving the organisation for their contribution to AMP and to the transformation of our core Australian business during the past three years. I wish each of them well for the future."