AMP makes significant steps in addressing the shortage of women in senior roles
Leading life insurer and retirement savings provider, AMP is making significant steps to address the shortage of women
in senior roles with the induction of the 50th woman into its Women in Leadership programme.
The 2015 programme has also been expanded to include delegates from a number of corporate partnerships – a direct
response to the fact that currently only 19%* of the top roles in the country are held by women
Jack Regan, Managing Director, of AMP New Zealand says: “In 2013 we recognised that there was an issue in New Zealand in
terms of the number of women entering and staying at senior level roles and we wanted to take significant steps to
address this. The Women in Leadership programme is our flagship talent programme and we’re delighted that in just the
third year we have seen the 50thwoman inducted into the programme.
“This year we have expanded the programme to include external delegates from a broad range of some of New Zealand’s most
well-known companies. We believe this will help not only AMP, but also a number of other companies, to help address the
declining numbers of women represented at senior levels across the country. It will also lead to improved networking
opportunities for delegates and increase the thought diversity across the programme,” continues Regan.
“Development of senior female leaders is just one part of AMP’s broader diversity and inclusiveness strategy which
includes a focus on flexible work arrangements and parental leave. It’s also important that our workforce reflects the
diversity of our customers. The gender split for AMP is 59% female and 41% male, and for Managers and above it is 55%
male and 45% female. Our return to work rate after parental leave is at 80% - above the NZ average of 75%,” concludes
Regan.
This year’s intake includes senior women from Air New Zealand, Coca Cola Amatil, Foodstuffs South Island, Greater
Wellington Regional Council, INSIDE Executive Recruitment, Ravensdown, Roche, AMP Capital and other large corporates.
The programme has been designed specifically for AMP by Yvonne McLean from Strategic Direction Consulting. Yvonne is the
owner of Strategic Direction Consulting Ltd and is an experienced, formally trained Executive Coach and facilitator,
specialising in leadership development. She is also the Programme Director for the New Zealand Global Women,Women in Leadership initiative.
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