This CEO scraped through accounting. Now he runs a $6b company
by Sally Patten · Australian Financial ReviewSally PattenBOSS editor
Sep 10, 2026 – 5.00am
Arriving home after a flight, many executives recover by going for a walk or a run, or lifting a few weights to get the blood flowing.
But not Blair Vernon. Instead, the New Zealand-born chief executive of AMP, the $6 billion wealth management group, reaches for one of his skateboards when he lands back in Auckland.
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Sally PattenBOSS editorSally Patten edits BOSS, and writes about workplace issues. She was the financial services editor and personal finance editor of the AFR, The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald. She edited business news for The Times of London. Connect with Sally on Twitter. Email Sally at spatten@afr.com
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