New legal boss at Clearview

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28 March 2011
| By Tim Stewart |

Clearview has appointed Chris Robson as its general counsel and company secretary, effective 4 April 2011. Robson will head up Clearview’s legal, secretariat and corporate governance functions.

“I am delighted that Clearview is able to attract such highly skilled and talented people such as Chris,” said Clearview managing director Simon Swanson. “By hiring someone of Chris’ calibre, we aim to ensure the company follows best industry practice in areas such as rick management, regulatory compliance and governance.”

Robson has over 20 years of experience in the financial planning industry. He spent the last eight years as general counsel and group company secretary at Challenger. Before that, he worked for Barclays, the Commonwealth Bank and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission in legal roles.

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