Enabling Financial Advisers to realize their dreams.

Leading a Professionally focused Financial Planning business

- Heading up a joint venture between Succession Financial Planning Advisory Services and PPS, working with a select group of financial advisors- Strategic and tactical leadership; people management; recruitment; compliance management - Monitoring large cases and providing mentoring and guidance to advisors- Implement processes and procedures of the company- Report to the Board on all company matters - Relationship management between joint venture partners, managers and advisors

- Oversee the design, enhancement, implementation, reporting and oversight of the company’s financials, operations, compliance and business development- Build, implement and oversee systems, processes, workflows and procedures- Active role with the company’s Board, helping to shape and guide future growth and development- Working closely with regional managers - Oversee 400 financial planners- Provide tactical direction to financial planners – one-to-one and in groups- Complete management of Operations Division with 15 direct reports including all aspects of HR- Compliance Officer – monitoring and providing training to staff- Ongoing monitoring and review of the Practice Development Framework - Key Account Relationship Manager – internal and external

- Managed all aspects of HR in regard to sales advisors:- Recruiting; training; assigning; coaching; appraising and disciplining- Achieved regional sales operational objectives by:- Managing and monitoring advisor productivity and profitability- Supporting and training advisors to act in a structured and compliant manner- Developing the practice management strategy to instil a practice management culture- Providing regional sales information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews - Preparing actions plans; resolving problems; completing audits; identifying trends; determining improvements and implementing change

PRACTICE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER (Old Mutual) - January 2011- March 2011- Partnered with the company’s top-producing advisors to optimise their operations - Developed and maintained strong client relationships with the premier advisors - Improved procedures and practices in client contracts, marketing, strategic planning and staff management- Facilitated change management – coaching executive management in their practice- Streamlined resources and processes to maximise profitability and efficiency- Encouraged client relationship management to grow opportunities and maintain existing business- Informed the Practice Management Framework through reviewing tools, templates, modules etc.PRACTICE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER (Celestis - subsidiary of Old Mutual) - July 2005 - December 2010- As above including training and mentoring practice consultants by facilitating training sessions and written and practical assessments.ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE AND PRACTICE CONSULTANT - Nov 2002 - June 2005- Facilitated business planning workshops incorporating project plans and implementation strategies- Implemented new processes and improved existing processes of member brokers in:- Legislative compliant financial planning processes- Client contact procedures- Improved daily systems - Compliance auditor - Client relationship management with member brokers- Feedback to senior management on broker progress, trends and areas of concern