Lambert bows out of Countplus chairmanship
Barry Lambert has retired from his position as chairman of Countplus.
The company announced to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) today that Lambert would be succeeded by independent non-executive director, Ray Kellerman.
Lambert would remain a director of the company in the short-term.
Kellerman has a long history in the financial services industry having worked across a number of roles at Perpetual Trustees, Credit Suisse Asset Management and ClearView Wealth. He is currently a director of Goodman Funds Management Australia, Foundation Life New Zealand and Ryder Capital.
He has been a non-executive director of Countplus since January.
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