Bridges expands business development team
Bridges Financial Serviceshas made two appointments to expand its business development team.
Vivian Tsiolis will take on the training and education coordinator role with the group while Dora Pappas will be practice development manager.
Tsiolis takes the role after an eight year stint at theInstitute of Chartered Accountantsin Australia, where she held various education roles. In her new role overseeing training and education, she will implement ongoing development programs for Bridges’ national network of more than 100 financial planners.
Meanwhile, Pappas will assist Bridges’ planners and branches with their business management and help to develop the skills of newly appointed planners.
Before joining Bridges, Pappas had stints atAMP Financial Planningas a business development and compliance manager and atWestpacas a financial adviser, in what has so far been a seven year career in financial services.
Pappas is also an active task force member and presenter for theSecurities Institute of Australia.
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