Ignition Wealth appoints investment committee chair

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28 August 2017
| By Hope William-Smith |
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Former Macquarie Group head of investment strategy and head of private markets, Simon Conroy is joining Ignition Wealth as the advice technology provider’s investment committee chair.

Ignition Wealth chief executive Mark Fordree announced the appointment of Conroy, who has held various senior investment and banking roles, and would join Ignition Wealth from a ten-year tenue with Macquarie Group.

“The​ ​appointment​ ​of Simon​ ​Conroy​ ​as​ ​Chairman​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Ignition​ ​Wealth​ ​investment​ ​committee​ ​is part​ ​of​ ​our​ ​ongoing​ ​commitment​ ​to​ ​drive​ ​the​ ​business​ ​forward,” Fordree said.

Other Ignition Wealth board members include fintech expert Peter Oakes and The Fold Legal managing director, Claire Wivell-Plater. 

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