Ord Minnett has appointed a national practice manager, a newly-created role focused on professional development.
Based in Melbourne, Scott Weaver joins Ords from Bridges Financial Services where he spent six and a half years as an advice practice manager.
Prior to this, he was a practice manager at Bendigo and Adelaide Bank for two years and spent four years as a director and financial planner at Aspirare Wealth.
His role is focused on driving adviser growth and development across its 15 offices, lifting capability and supporting more consistent client outcomes.
He said: “Ords made it clear they believe in creating a culture of learning and development as it’s key to providing an exceptional client experience in a forever-changing financial landscape. I’m excited not only as this is a newly created role but for the opportunity to help drive learning and growth across the business.
“I’m very pleased to join Ord Minnett and I’m looking forward to partnering with our associate and private wealth advisers across our 15 offices.”
Head of private wealth, Frank Hegerty, said the new addition builds on its broader professional development initiatives for its staff including its three-year Associate Adviser program.
“We know when advisers thrive, clients receive the best possible experience, and that remains at the heart of everything we do,” he said.
“It’s an exciting time of growth at Ords, and we’re proud to be investing in our advisers at every stage of their career – because when we empower our advisers, we deliver lasting value for our clients.”
In September, Ords welcomed Richard Knight to its Melbourne office as a senior private wealth adviser who joined from 15 years at Morgan Stanley where he was a vice president and financial adviser.
His appointment follows the hiring of nine senior advisers in March, six of whom joined from Perpetual Private, and three private wealth assistants across multiple offices.
Hegerty previously told Money Management that the firm is “unashamedly in growth mode” with ambitions are to increase its adviser numbers by nearly 50 per cent to 400 and reach an FUA target of $100 billion over the coming years.
