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Andrea Palmer
Bryony Berridge
Jade Khao
Malissa Tobias
Head of Personal Advice at AMP
Tax manager, Equipsuper
Associate Advice Director, ANZ
Associate Partner, Perpetual Private at Perpetual Limited
Andrea is an experienced Senior Executive with strong experience in leading and managing financial advice business units in Australia.
Andrea currently leads a phone based advice business which delivers scoped advice to AMP customers. AMP has Advice Centres in Sydney and Melbourne.
From 2010 to 2018, Andrea worked for Link Advice in various senior executive roles spanning financial advice, business development, product and marketing. A member of Link Advice's senior executive team, project sponsor for Link Group advice projects with a Masters in Commerce (Financial Planning) and qualified solicitor.
Andrea currently leads a phone based advice business which delivers scoped advice to AMP customers. AMP has Advice Centres in Sydney and Melbourne.
From 2010 to 2018, Andrea worked for Link Advice in various senior executive roles spanning financial advice, business development, product and marketing. A member of Link Advice's senior executive team, project sponsor for Link Group advice projects with a Masters in Commerce (Financial Planning) and qualified solicitor.
Bryony's background combines over 20 years' tax expertise with prowess in policy development, advocacy and the provision of advice. She is highly adaptable and quickly becomes proficient in new areas.
Bryony is passionate about communication. She leads public speaking clubs and she is able to motivate and inspire teams. She is experienced in developing and delivering tax training and has taught English as a foreign language.
She is known to be a self-starter and takes ownership of projects and does what it takes to reach a positive conclusion. This could be to reduce risk, or to create or streamline a process.
Bryony is passionate about communication. She leads public speaking clubs and she is able to motivate and inspire teams. She is experienced in developing and delivering tax training and has taught English as a foreign language.
She is known to be a self-starter and takes ownership of projects and does what it takes to reach a positive conclusion. This could be to reduce risk, or to create or streamline a process.
Having worked her way up the ranks for organisations such as Mercer Australia, Commonwealth Bank, UniSuper and Aon Hewitt Financial Advice, Jade has a broad understanding of all areas of superannuation, encompassing compliance with relevant legislation. Jade works closely with C-suite executives and clients to prepare strategic advice, deliver tailored solutions and secure new business.
Jade prides herself on delivering results, which is why in FY2017/2018 she considerably exceeded revenue targets and why she was consistently ranked as a top 10 adviser, recognised as National Adviser of the Year and won Adviser of the Year awards 6X in 9 months.
Jade prides herself on delivering results, which is why in FY2017/2018 she considerably exceeded revenue targets and why she was consistently ranked as a top 10 adviser, recognised as National Adviser of the Year and won Adviser of the Year awards 6X in 9 months.
Amelia is the Standard Director for Financial Adviser Standard Ethics and Authority, and was formerly in an Executive Consulting role with CBA. Prior to these roles Amelia was the Director of Horizons, an internationally acclaimed 'centre of excellence' that recruits, educates, and develops aspiring financial planners for the AMP network. It is also a major financial planning practice with planners located in capital cities around the country.
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David Akers
Lakshman Anantakrishnan
Jason Azzopardi
Ross Barnwell
Managing Director, Business Partnerships, AMP Australia
Chief Investment Officer, AMP Australia
Group Chief Financial Officer & Executive Director, Resimac NZ*
General Manager, NAB
As Managing Director, Business Partnerships David leads the aligned advice network for AMP. Under the new CEO, he is spearheading the transformation of the network to ensure that it provides client-led, high quality financial advice; playing its part in AMP's reinvention of wealth management in Australia.
David officially joined AMP in October 2015, undertaking a number of director roles that saw him drive the strategy, performance and growth of the advice business. David became Acting Group Executive, Advice during the disruption of the Royal Commission.
David officially joined AMP in October 2015, undertaking a number of director roles that saw him drive the strategy, performance and growth of the advice business. David became Acting Group Executive, Advice during the disruption of the Royal Commission.
Lakshman is AMP's Chief Investment Officer. Prior to joining AMP in 2019, he was Head of Portfolio Management at Credit Suisse, spending close to a decade managing global multi asset portfolios across various risk profiles, as well as designing and implementing bespoke strategies for Credit Suisse's client base. Lakshman has also worked on the Institutional side having managed Institutional portfolios at BT Funds Management and Principal Global Investors. Lakshman's investment experience stretches across all major asset classes and regions including alternatives and derivative strategies, with experience in both product design, portfolio management, research and trading.
Jason is Chief Financial Officer of ASX Listed leading non bank Lender Resimac Group Ltd. Prior to Resimac, Jason held senior finance roles in private equity in London with Fortress and 3i. Since relocating to Australia in 2011, Jason's extensive retail banking experience includes senior leadership roles at Bankwest and Macquarie. Jason is a Fellow of CPA Australia
Jason is a commercial CFO with a successful record of leading high performing teams by prioritising development of strong team culture.
Jason is a commercial CFO with a successful record of leading high performing teams by prioritising development of strong team culture.
Ross Barnwell joined NAB Wealth in 2012, to drive a consumer centric strategy and culture across the wealth business.
In December 2017, he moved into the role of General Manager - Advice, where he is responsible for the monitoring & supervision and regulatory components of the NAB Advice businesses as well as the running of the self-employed licensees.
He has more than 25 years of experience in the wealth industry, covering both retail and institutional markets. Prior to joining NAB Wealth, Ross held the role of General Manager - Advice & Distribution at OnePath (ANZ).
In December 2017, he moved into the role of General Manager - Advice, where he is responsible for the monitoring & supervision and regulatory components of the NAB Advice businesses as well as the running of the self-employed licensees.
He has more than 25 years of experience in the wealth industry, covering both retail and institutional markets. Prior to joining NAB Wealth, Ross held the role of General Manager - Advice & Distribution at OnePath (ANZ).
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