Bendigo Wealth expands team to grow business


Bendigo and Adelaide Group has announced a series of appointments that will help generate awareness about the products and services offered by its new Bendigo Wealth division.
As part of what the group called “the continuing evolution of the new Bendigo Wealth division,” head of wealth markets, Alexandra Tullio, has appointed two regional managers to lead the distribution team and build the holistic product and service solution for the IFA market.
State sales manager for South Australia and Northern Territory, Richard Brown, was promoted to regional manager for Western Australia, Victoria, Tasmania, SA and NT.
He joined the bank in 2006 and prior to that worked at Hillross Financial, Colonial First State, Prudential, AMP and Hudson Global.
Keith Hilsdon, who spent 27 years in the financial services industry, has been appointed to manage the business development process in Queensland, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory.
Julie McKay will be the new senior manager of technical and research, while a few roles in the manufacturing and business development management divisions have also been created.
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