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Connective has announced the appointment of two key personnel to drive the group’s new retail aggregation service, iConnect Financial.
Leith Wickstein has been appointed head of iConnect Financial, bringing with him over 12 years’ industry experience, having held senior roles at Choice Home Loans and Choice Aggregation Services.
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Mr Wickstein is joined by Jane Hill, who has been appointed as iConnect Financial’s head of marketing. Ms Hill brings with her over 10 years’ experience in digital marketing and knowledge in generating leads via digital platforms.
Connective’s general manager of strategy, distribution and digital, Steven Heavey, said the two appointments bring another level of experience and expertise to iConnect Financial’s current support team.
“We are really excited to have secured such high-calibre professionals in Leith and Jane. We have been very encouraged by the positive broker feedback and support we have received for this new initiative, and Leith and Jane’s diverse skill sets will play an instrumental role in driving the success of the iConnect Financial brand,” he said.
“We see digital disruption as the next wave of competition for our industry. iConnect Financial is a digitally-orientated brand, with a strong focus on lead generation. Jane’s appointment substantially strengthens our expertise in this area, and we expect many cross-benefits to emerge between iConnect Financial and our wholesale offering.”
Having launched iConnect Financial in August within its membership base, Connective said it intends to offer brokers outside of the group as well as new-to-industry brokers the opportunity to join the retail service early next year.
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