George Haramis to join ANZ Private Bank
Former RetireInvest chief executive George Haramis has been appointed to head up ANZ’sPrivate Bank advice team, managing about 20 financial planners.
An ANZ spokesperson confirmed that Haramis, who resigned for “family reasons” from ING-owned dealer group RetireInvest in February 2006, would be starting with ANZ, although she could not confirm any details.
With his home in Melbourne and his office in Sydney, Haramis said he had tired of commuting between the two capitals each week for the 26 months he had been head of RetireInvest.
Haramis subsequently took on a position as sales and marketing head for listed salary packaging company McMillan Shakespeare.
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