Former YBR CEO Matt Lawler joins OneVue
Former Yellow Brick Road chief executive, Matt Lawler has been appointed to the newly-created position of executive general manager, wealth management services at OneVue.
Lawler's appointment has been confirmed by OneVue chief executive, Connie Mckeage who said he would oversee the firm's distribution strategy and be responsible for growing the number of B2B and B2C businesses that partner with OneVue to access superannuation and investment services for their clients.
Lawler has over 25 years' experience in financial services having held senior executive roles with MLC, NAB and most recently as CEO of Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) listed Yellow Brick Road.
Mckeage pointed out that Lawler's appointment followed the appointments of Richard Harris-Smith, executive general manager, Fund Services, in February 2016 and Vince Parrott, executive general manager, Trustee and Governance Services last month after the merger with Diversa.
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