About AMP
Here at AMP, we’re committed to providing a little help so Kiwis can get started, get where they want to go, and enjoy the retirement they want.
AMP people
The team that runs the general operations and financial business of AMP
Jeff Ruscoe
AMP Wealth Management New Zealand
Mark Ennis
AdviceFirst Limited
Jeff Ruscoe
Managing Director, AMP Wealth Management New Zealand
Jeff started with AMP in 2002 and has held a number of roles including General Manager Customer Service and General Manager Product and Marketing. In April 2019 Jeff was appointed Chief Client Officer, responsible for serving AMP’s clients through its marketing, retention and product initiatives.
Jeff’s career in financial services includes roles in strategy, sales, distribution and product at AMP and marketing and investment roles at the Medical Assurance Society and the Public Trust. Jeff was appointed Managing Director in May 2022.
Mark Ennis
Managing Director, AdviceFirst Limited
Mark has over 25 years’ senior management experience in financial services, including leadership positions in strategy, marketing, and business acquisition. Mark is responsible for AMP’s associated financial advice and coaching business of AdviceFirst and enable.me, which helps individuals and businesses realise better financial futures for themselves or their employees. He joined AdviceFirst in November 2013 bringing his specialist skills to help develop the business and its service for customers. Mark holds a First Class Honours Business Studies degree from Massey University, majoring in Marketing.
Jacky Hollingsworth
Justine Burn
Technology & Customer Operations
Jacky Hollingsworth
Chief Financial Officer
Jacky brings over 25 years of experience, with a successful background in managing the financial performance and profitability of a wide range of organisations and corporates. Having held CFO roles at ATEED - Auckland Tourism, Events & Economic Development, McDonald’s Restaurants (NZ) and a fund administration company MMC Group, Jacky has been involved in developing teams who look beyond the numbers, embrace innovation and new ways of thinking. Jacky believes investing in people, allowing them a space to think differently helps build a collaborative and supportive culture that is core to the success of an organisation.
Jacky leads AMP’s financial management & control, risk & compliance and investment accounting teams and holds a BCom (Merit) from University of Wollongong (Australia) and is a member of CPA (Australia) and the Institute of Directors New Zealand.
Justine Burn
General Manager, Technology & Customer Operations
Justine has over 25 years of comprehensive leadership experience including 15 years at Executive level across a range of roles including Canterbury Earthquake Response, Distribution, CIO, Digital and Transformation, all in the Financial Services sector. Justine joined AMP in February 2023 and her responsibilities include Transformation, Customer Operations, Technology and Digital Development, Data and Information Security, and Commercial Services.
She holds a Bachelor in Business Studies (IT), Masters of Organisational Change, is Enterprise IT Governance (ISACA) certified and she is a long-standing Project Management Professional (PMP).
Justine’s passion for developing talent and providing opportunities in digital, technology and operational roles, as well as synchronising operational and technology teams to achieve strategic objectives has seen her participate in the Insead Digital Strategy management programme and join the Fintech (NZ) Executive Council. She is a strong advocate for developing capability and equity across the sector.
Deborah Gyde
Customer Partnerships
Justin Boyes
Retail Customer
Deborah Gyde
General Manager, Customer Partnerships
Deborah has more than 15 years' senior leadership experience across industries including Travel, Tourism, Airline and Financial Services.
Deborah started with AMP in March 2021 was appointed GM Customer Partnerships in September 2022. Deborah is responsible for leading the Customer Partnership channels with accountability for optimising all partnerships across the AMP Wealth Management portfolio. This includes the leadership, strategic development, and commercial performance of AMPs face to face sales, distribution, and partnership teams on a national basis, including Corporate, IFAs and other major B2B entities. .
Justin Boyes
General Manager, Retail Customer
Justin has over 25 years’ experience and has held senior leadership roles across a range of industries with a focus on retail consumer marketing and product.
Justin leads the Retail Customer team at AMP and has responsibility for the end to end experience for retail customers across contemporary products including KiwiSaver, NZRT and General Insurance. This includes fulfilling our brand promise to provide customers with “a little help” through marketing and communications, digital experience, product and proposition and help through our client advice team.
Aaron Klee
Investment Management & Services
Vanessa Frost
Employee Experience
Aaron Klee
General Manager, Investment Management & Services
Aaron has over 25 years’ experience in the financial services and funds management industry and has been with AMP for over 12 years. He has performed a number of senior roles within AMP, and has led a range of strategic projects for the business, including reshaping the company’s investment structure and philosophy – the most significant investment change in AMP New Zealand’s recent history.
Aaron has responsibility for investment management at AMP, as well as the management of the WealthView platform, legacy products and product compliance & operations. As part of these responsibilities, he leads the company’s strategy for sustainability and sustainable investing. This includes the business’s strategy to deliver a net zero outcome as the world tackles the climate change challenge.
Vanessa Frost
General Manager, Employee Experience
Vanessa brings a wealth of experience as the General Manager of people and culture teams in a number of industries and businesses including TVNZ, Orion Health and Lumino The Dentists.
Vanessa has always sought out businesses which are focussed on making a positive difference in the community and she is passionate about creating work environments which are inclusive, innovative and focussed on the key things that drive success.
Robert Sloan
Legal & Governance
Robert Sloan
General Manager, Legal & Governance
Rob is responsible for leading AMP’s Legal and Governance function. Starting with AMP in October 2024 he brings extensive commercial experience and a deep understanding of NZ’s legal, regulatory and compliance frameworks following 14 years advising NZ, UK and international clients, including governments, public authorities, large corporates, financial institutions and management teams in relation to M&A, private equity, plc transactions, and major projects in energy, transport, and defence; 5 years as Head of Capital Markets Disclosure at the Financial Markets Authority; and 4 years as General Counsel & Chief Risk Officer at Trustees Executors Limited. Rob has also acted as a consultant to several large NZ financial institutions and corporates reviewing and actioning their legal and compliance obligations relating to financial legislation.
A committed manager of people with a track record of leading and coaching high performing teams Rob was accepted to be part of the 2022 Said Business School ‘Oxford High Performance Leadership Programme’, the internationally recognised programme, which is designed to prepare leaders as they navigate an increasingly complex and uncertain business environment. He also successfully completed the ‘Core Curriculum Certificate in Regulation’ from the Toronto Centre, who provide programmes for financial supervisors, regulators, central bankers and insurers to help them build and maintain stable, resilient, and inclusive financial systems.
Rob is a great believer in thought leadership and has shown this whilst in NZ by chairing the Financial Services Council ‘Regulation Committee’ and ‘Climate and ESG Committee’, leading the Financial Services Council ‘Climate Related Scenario Analysis Working Group’ and was a member of the Centre for Sustainable Finance’s Investment Implementation Group assisting in the drafting of NZ’s first Stewardship Code.