AFS hires new regional manager for WA, SA
Former AMP Financial Planning business partnership manager, Jim Ivester, has moved to the Australian Financial Services (AFS) Group as regional manager for Western Australia and South Australia.
Ivester will be responsible for maintaining sustainable growth of the dealer group’s business in these states through strategic planning and practice development.
AFS Group chief executive officer Peter Daly announced the appointment, and said it reflected the dealer group’s “commitment and determination to provide service and support at a local and accessible level”.
Apart from his role at AMP Financial Planning, Ivester has also held senior practice development roles for a number of dealerships including Godfrey Pembroke, Apogee and Garvan.
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