Rubik recruits IRESS’s Chen
Financial services software company Rubik Financial has emulated other financial services providers with the creation of a specific wealth product role.
The company announced this week that it had appointed Emily Chen to the newly created role of head of product — wealth, reporting to group executive - product David Flynn.
The announcement said Chen has over 15 years' experience in financial services and wealth management most recently as product manager — XPLAN at IRESS Limited where she was responsible for the product roadmap and delivery program of the XPLAN product suite globally.
It said Chen had also held a series of senior analyst roles at Macquarie, MLC Online and the advice platforms teams at MLC/NAB.
Commenting on the appointment, Rubik chief executive, Iain Dunstan described Chen's recruitment as a coup for Rubik saying her extensive knowledge of wealth technology solutions would be invaluable in helping Rubik deliver even more to its clients.
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