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The broking franchise has announced the appointment of a new chief financial officer.
Mortgage Choice has announced the appointment of Ian Parkes as its new chief financial officer (CFO), effective immediately.
Mr Parkes replaces acting CFO John Stevenson, and joins Mortgage Choice after serving as CFO of non-bank lender Homeloans from May 2012 to April 2018.
Mr Parkes has also held roles at BT Financial, Westpac and its subsidiary St. George, and accountancy firm Arthur Anderson.
Mortgage Choice CEO Susan Mitchell welcomed the new appointment and said that Mr Parkes was well placed to service as CFO.
“I am delighted Mr Parkes has undertaken this key appointment with Mortgage Choice as we continue to execute our business strategy, grow settlement volumes over the medium to long term and drive operational efficiencies,” Ms Mitchell said.
The Mortgage Choice board also thanked John Stevenson for his service as acting CFO since April 2018.
Mr Stevenson was appointed as acting CFO after Ms Mitchell’s commencement as CEO to replace John Flavell.
[Related: Mortgage Choice CEO resigns]