AMP Limited has appointed Gordon Lefevre as Chief Financial Officer. Mr Lefevre will join the company at the end of January 2014 and will assume the role of CFO on 1 March 2014.

Mr Lefevre will replace Mr Colin Storrie who has been with the company since 2011.

Mr Lefevre is an experienced CFO who has almost 20 years’ experience in senior finance and leadership roles. He joins AMP from Grocon where he is the Chief Financial Officer. 

Previously Mr Lefevre was CEO, The Reach Foundation, and has held a number of senior finance roles at National Australia Bank, including Deputy Chief Financial Officer.

AMP Chief Executive Craig Dunn said he is delighted Mr Lefevre has accepted the CFO role with AMP.

“Gordon brings significant financial services knowledge and leadership capabilities to AMP and will be pivotal in capitalising on the success of the merger for AMP as we take the company to the next level,” said Mr Dunn.

Mr Storrie, who is leaving AMP to pursue other business interests, has worked with AMP to recruit his successor and will handover official responsibilities as CFO on 1 March 2014. 

“Colin has made a significant contribution to AMP and has been a valuable member of the AMP Leadership team since he joined AMP. He has brought a strong focus to funding, capital management and performance reporting,” said Mr Dunn.

Mr Lefevre has a Bachelor of Accounting Science (Honours) from the University of South Africa and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa and is a Chartered Accountant.