Centric Wealth Hires CEO From Investec Bank

Australian advisory firm Centric Wealth has hired Phil Kearns as CEO, effective December 12.

Australian advisory firm Centric Wealth has hired Phil Kearns as CEO, effective December 12. He was previously a senior Investec Bank executive.

The firm has also added the role of COO to Chris Powell’s current function as CFO. Chris was earlier the regional CFO of Zurich Financial Services Australia and New Zealand. At Zurich, Chris handled the company’s numerous investments in licensed financial planning groups, including DKN, and was chairman of Lonsec Ltd, Australia’s largest managed funds research house.

Click here for the release from Centric Wealth.