Anne-Marie Paterson

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Chief Risk Officer (Acting) at Medibank

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Overview

Anne-Marie Paterson is the Acting Chief Risk Officer at Medibank, with over two decades of experience in risk management, governance, and legal services across major Australian financial institutions. People often refer to her as a strategic thinker, problem-solver, and a dynamic operator who excels at translating complex regulatory requirements into practical outcomes.

She is passionate about reframing risk from a restrictive function to one that enables business strategy and fosters high performance. She often speaks on shifting risk management from a "tick-box" compliance exercise to building a mature, proactive risk culture where people feel safe to speak up.

Anne-Marie participated in an International Women’s Day panel, advising students on overcoming gender-based adversity in various industries.

Personality Overview

Fast But Wary

Features Driven

Generally Skeptic

They are not focused on building rapport and relationships.  They like to be in a position where they can control the conversation and terms. They like to act fast and expect others to do the same.

Topics They Care About

Human-Centric Risk
Advocates for moving beyond compliance to build mature risk cultures that drive performance and psychological safety. She has a dedicated focus on non-financial and people risk.
Regulatory Transformation
Has extensive experience leading large-scale APRA-regulated risk and culture uplift programs (CPS220, CPS230) in the financial services sector.
The New CRO
Champions the evolution of the Chief Risk Officer role from a 'roadblock' to a strategic enabler who helps the business execute its strategy safely.

Media Appearances

Managing People Risk – Anne-Marie Paterson (Acting CRO, Medibank). Featured in Apple Podcasts

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Risk Culture with Anne-Marie Paterson – RelyOn Podcast. Featured in Spotify

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Work History

2-2026
Chief Risk Officer (Acting) at Medibank
9-2025 - 2-2026
General Manager - Enterprise Risk Management at Medibank
9-2025
Advisory Board Member at Rely
9-2025
Board Member at Liberty IT Consulting Group
7-2023 - 6-2025
General Manager Risk Transformation - Ben+ Program at Bendigo and Adelaide Bank

Education

1997 - 2001
Bachelor of Arts/ Bachelor of Laws (LLB) (Honours) from University of Wollongong
2000 - 2000
Bachelor of Arts/ Bachelor of Laws from University of Miami

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Insights For Selling To Anne-Marie

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like ‘it’s your decision’, ‘strategic impact’ etc.
  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending time doing small talk
  • Be respectful but crisp

DONT's

  • Avoid being too verbose
  • Don't try too hard to forge relationships with them
  • Avoid being a storyteller and don’t try to oversell

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Anne-Marie is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Anne-Marie

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no without any hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Anne-Marie move?

  • They can take decisions very fast if you manage to convince them.
  • Can Anne-Marie take some risk or not?

  • The risks don’t matter much to them.

You And Anne-Marie

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