REST makes two senior appointments
REST Industry Super has appointed national manager, advice, Deborah Potts to the newly created role of head of advice and education, and Matt Russell to the new role of head of employer engagement.
Potts’ appointment came in a bid to enhance access to financial advice and education to the fund’s 1.9 million members.
REST Industry Super general manager, strategic relations, Craig Hobart said Potts would lead the member solutions, advice delivery and education delivery teams, building on her experience in developing advice, education and member-based models.
Potts was formally at BT Financial Group as executive to the CEO, was the head of Magnitude (part of BT and the broader Westpac Group), and also led distribution strategy at NRMA and AMP Corporate Super.
Russell, who brought over 30 years’ experience in wealth management to the role, would lead the national business development and employer relations teams to enhance engagement with REST’s employer base and support customer experience dlivery.
Russell was previously at Global Therapeutics, a Blackmores company, where he was head of sales. Prior to that he held senior roles at Mercer, MLC, Plum, Deutsche Bank, and a range of institutional fund managers including Perpetual, Nikko AM and Barclays.
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