Republic Capital appoints Tim Baker as CEO
Former Resources Super chief executive, Tim Baker, has been appointed as the chief executive of fintech start-up, Republic Capital.
Baker's appointment has been confirmed by the firm's non-executive chairman, Brian Thomas, who said Baker brought vast experience in delivering elegant solutions to complex challenges and a collaborative leadership style to the business.
"Tim is an experienced finance industry professional. He has established and operated superannuation funds, hedge funds and led teams of risk professionals in Australia, Asia and Europe for more than 20 years," Thomas said.
He said Republic Capital had a great team of analysts and developers who had brought the service to the point of wide release to advisers.
"Tim is well connected in financial services and has direct experience in growing a financial services company," Thomas said.
Republic has developed a B2C and a B2B Automated Investment Platform called Republic Wealth. The B2B Platform offers a range of services from Fully Automated Financial Advice (Robo Adviser) with managed discretionary accounts through to a full service advice model.
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