Bristow replaces Steinhardt as Infocus head
Infocus Wealth Management founding director Darren Steinhardt yesterday stepped down from his role as managing director of the group, with Rod Bristow assuming the role of chief executive.
Steinhardt will remain with the company to focus on mentoring and coaching other business owners and entrepreneurs, and will continue as "a key member of the Infocus board, brand ambassador and talent scout", Infocus stated.
Bristow, who had been chief operating officer (COO) of Infocus, assumed the new role immediately. Prior to joining Infocus two years ago Bristow was COO of Commsec.
According to a statement from Infocus, Bristow made a significant contribution during his tenure at the group, "re-setting the group strategy, recruiting a new leadership team and realigning day-to-day operations of the business to set the direction of Infocus moving forward".
Since starting up in 2001, Infocus has grown to be the 31st largest licensee in Australia by number of authorised representatives, with 151 planners in July this year, according to Money Management's Top 100 Dealer Groups survey.
Infocus stated it will look to further grow its partnership base with business owners and financial planners.
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