About Financial Executive Women
About
Financial Executive Women (FEW) was developed to provide women within financial services a membership community that will train, guide and support them for the duration of their career journey.
FEW provides members day to day support in the form of several successful tailored initiatives to ensure the positive progression of women in today's work environment.
FEW provides members day to day support in the form of several successful tailored initiatives to ensure the positive progression of women in today's work environment.
About Us
FEW Career advocate program
Under a 12 month structured program, FEW provides Members with an Advocate outside of their current organisation who is more experienced and from the financial services industry.
The Advocate assists in career development by providing guidance, truth and honesty, without the conflict of interest issues an internal mentor may have.
The Advocate assists in career development by providing guidance, truth and honesty, without the conflict of interest issues an internal mentor may have.
Confidential advice
In addition to the career advocacy program, FEW has created a confidential online forum. The forum is specifically designed to enable you the freedom to discuss career issues on a daily basis in strict confidence with other members who are bound by the same ethics, trust and confidentiality.
This confidential environment created by FEW means you can discuss any work place issue and receive unbiased advice from experienced female executives within the financial sector.
This confidential environment created by FEW means you can discuss any work place issue and receive unbiased advice from experienced female executives within the financial sector.
Expert guidance and Support programs
FEW Group mentoring is an opportunity for members to participate in discussions on topical issues. These session are hosted digitally and on a Monthly basis. Executives from the industry will join each session to answer questions and provide advice.
Between the group mentoring session we have our mastercalsses, which are designed to provide opportunities for members to delve deeper into specific leadership subjects and business topics in a confidential environment facilitated by experienced industry leaders
Between the group mentoring session we have our mastercalsses, which are designed to provide opportunities for members to delve deeper into specific leadership subjects and business topics in a confidential environment facilitated by experienced industry leaders
FEW Good Men
FEW Good Men is an initiative offering our members at senior levels guidance, support and experience from the "good men" in our industry through the Career Advocacy Program. The FEW Good Men have been supportive of equality and the positive progression of women in our industry and want to continue to be. It is still important to not only continue with our quest to ensure women are provided with the right support systems, but to ensure equality is for everyone.
FEW At A Glance
154
Advocates
800+
FEW active members
10
Conferences held
200+
Hours of digital content
Industry Recognition
Events & Conferences
Our events are inspiring and a great opportunity to learn practical tips and insights shared from experts in leadership and personal development, including international presenters, authors, and renown leaders in financial services. Additionally, our events are a great chance to connect and share stories with others equally passionate about financial services and empowering women.
Our Advisory Board
As a result of FEW's continuing growth and vision for the future, we formed the Advisory Board in 2015. The Advisory Board is designed to contribute to our ongoing vision and success through leadership, insight, guidance and support to ensure our goals are met today and in the future. The Advisory Board is made up of FEW Founding Members, who have years of experience in financial services and running successful businesses both in Australia and overseas. With their contribution FEW will carry on supporting the positive progression of women by helping our members achieve the goals they aspire too.
FEW CEO
Alex Tullio
Alex Tullio
With an extensive portfolio of experience and qualifications, Alex is the results oriented change-agent that business owners and leaders turn to when they want to develop a hugely successful business that is authentic to their values and vision. Over a career spanning more than twenty years, Alex has developed a deep level of experience in growing and transforming businesses into profitable enterprises.
Ilaine Anderson
Julie Andrews
Amelia Constantinidis
Managing Director, Workplace Super at AMP
Board Director & Head of Institutional, Blue Orbit Asset Management
Standards Director, Financial Adsiver Standards Ethics and Authority
She has extensive achievements in customer service, client management and sales, predominantly in professional and financial services. Ilaine is an accomplished architect and implementer of B2B client transformation programs and has a passion for people and customers- coaching and mentoring high performing individuals and teams to deliver outstanding customer outcomes.
Julie was formerly Director, Equities IFM Investors, and responsible for IFM's Equities business and sales strategy with a key focus to work with existing clients, along with a mandate for further expansion of the equities offering in Australia and New Zealand.
Originally from New York, Julie has worked in the financial services sector for over 15 years with extensive experience establishing and developing new regional operations in the US, Europe and Asia in leadership roles in funds management, superannuation and investment banking consultancy and sales.
Originally from New York, Julie has worked in the financial services sector for over 15 years with extensive experience establishing and developing new regional operations in the US, Europe and Asia in leadership roles in funds management, superannuation and investment banking consultancy and sales.
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.
Krystyna Weston
Entrepreneur in mobility and financial services, co-founder Zipidi and Localift
Krystyna's career is diverse and spans financial services and wealth management in both corporate and entrepreneurial environments. In recent years Krystyna has extended her portfolio to publishing, digital strategy and social enterprises.
During her career Krystyna has held a number of senior management positions including Director/Founder Manly Social, Director PotrtfolioConstruction Forum, Managing Director Simple Invest, Head of Distribution AMP Capital, CEO ASSIRT Research, National Retail Marketing Manager MBF/Bupa and a number of senior marketing roles at Rothschild and MLC.
During her career Krystyna has held a number of senior management positions including Director/Founder Manly Social, Director PotrtfolioConstruction Forum, Managing Director Simple Invest, Head of Distribution AMP Capital, CEO ASSIRT Research, National Retail Marketing Manager MBF/Bupa and a number of senior marketing roles at Rothschild and MLC.
Geoff Rogers
Tizzy Vigilante
Sue Wallace
General Manager, MLC Sales
Managing Director - Wealth Management, Australia and New Zealand at IRESS
Superannuation Proposition & Experience at Vanguard Australia
Prior to this role, Geoff was responsible for leading NAB Financial Planning for a period of 4 years. Geoff also headed up the Wealth Management operations at Bank of New Zealand for two and a half years as General Manager of Insurance and Investments. He was also CEO of Advance MLC, establishing and operating the start-up Life Insurance and Funds Management businesses in Thailand.
Geoff is a family man with a huge passion for cycling and a fascination with playing golf.
Geoff is a family man with a huge passion for cycling and a fascination with playing golf.
She has more that 20 years' experience in the Financial Services industry. Joining IRESS in 2007, she leads a team on skilled professionals and is responsible for the delivery of IRESS' wealth management solutions and services to more than 1,000 AFSLs.
Tizzy believes that client service is fundamentally about building relationships based on respect and a deep understanding of the clients' business, objectives and challenges.
Tizzy believes that client service is fundamentally about building relationships based on respect and a deep understanding of the clients' business, objectives and challenges.
Sue is a financial services leader with significant executive experience within Wrap Platforms, Superannuation and Investments. She is currently at Powerwrap in the role of Special Projects Lead. Prior to this Sue was at Colonial First State for more than 20 years. Sue has been adaptable across business functions including roles as Head of Wrap, Head of Product Solutions, National Account Manager and Head of IT. She is also an accredited company director.
Sue is also passionate about the communities in which she lives and works and has numerous additional roles as a committee member, volunteer, basketball coach and a member of the Advisory Board for FEW. She is also a very proud mum of 3 gorgeous boys.
Sue is also passionate about the communities in which she lives and works and has numerous additional roles as a committee member, volunteer, basketball coach and a member of the Advisory Board for FEW. She is also a very proud mum of 3 gorgeous boys.
Michelle Weber
Senior Program Director and financial services consultant
Michelle is a senior Program Director and financial services consultant with over 17 years' experience. She has led a range of significant Business Transformation Programs for organisations such as CBA, Macquarie and BT Financial Group including those focusing on regulatory, strategic and cultural change.
Gaining her consulting experience with Ernst & Young, working across Australia, the UK and US, Michelle has developed a reputation for delivering complex programs within tight time-frames and budgets.
Gaining her consulting experience with Ernst & Young, working across Australia, the UK and US, Michelle has developed a reputation for delivering complex programs within tight time-frames and budgets.
Heather Dawson
Pene Lovett
Connie Mckeage
Certified Teacher with the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute, founded at Google
Chief Operating Officer | Finance & Governance Expert
Group chief executive of OneVue
Heather Dawson is a business leader, speaker and Head of Sales and Distribution for Australia and New Zealand at Morningstar. A native of the Midwest of the United States with over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry in the US and Australia, Heather has also served as a Partner and Sales Leader at Mercer and Managing Director for Retirement Services at Russell Investments. She began her career at the global financial services firm, Principal Financial Group, in Des Moines, Iowa.
Her current role at the Financial Planning Association covers all elements of the association – from finance to member engagement and from staff retention to IT. Pene is passionate about opportunities for women in finance and is a keen advocate for mentoring and career development.
Her achievements include the establishment of E*TRADE Australia and being appointed senior roles within Westpac Broking and New River Technologies where she gained global IT, operational and business experience. In 2003 she was awarded the Centenary Medal for her contribution to business leadership in Australia. In addition to her work locally, Connie's career has also included roles in Asia, Canada, the United States and Europe.
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