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Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation appoints Karin Rathbone as Chief Risk Officer

Rathbone joins from Colonial First State where she was serving as CRO, Investments.
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July 15, 2024

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The Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation (ARPC) has announced the appointment of Karin Rathbone as its new Chief Risk Officer.

Rathbone brings extensive experience to the role and joins ARPC after five years with Colonial First State (CFS), serving most recently as Chief Risk Officer, Investments.

Prior to her role as CRO at CFS, she held several senior risk leadership positions, including Head of Risk, and Enterprise Risk and Compliance Lead when CFS was part of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA).

Her previous roles include time as a Partner at KPMG, Director at Deloitte, and risk leadership positions at BT Financial Group and Westpac.

Dr Christopher Wallace, Chief Executive of ARPC, commented on the appointment: “As ARPC’s Chief Risk Officer, Karin leads a team of risk professionals supporting ARPC to identify, measure, and evaluate current, emerging, and future risks.

She will work to enhance and maintain our risk management framework that aligns with our corporate plan and legislative and regulatory obligations.”

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