Dealer Group Synchron has announced the appointment of well-known industry figure Michael Harrison as its Independent Chairperson.
Synchron Director, Don Trapnell, said Mr Harrison was brought on to help Synchron continue to develop and grow into the preferred dealer group for younger advisers. “With his expert grasp on the changing landscape of financial services marketing and technology we know Michael is the man to help us do this,” Mr Trapnell said.
Mr Harrison previously worked as a business strategy and marketing consultant to the dealer group. Mr Trapnell said he was looking forward to Mr Harrison taking on a more formal role within the business.
“Michael has made an enormous contribution to Synchron and in many ways has helped us reinvent the business to successfully retain our highly valuable senior advisers while also attracting and engaging with younger advisers.
“With his help, we have transformed Synchron into what it is today: one of the largest non-institutionally owned licensees by adviser numbers in the country and the fastest growing,” Mr Trapnell said.
Mr Harrison has consulted to a number of financial services businesses including Citibank, the STAR Alliance Network, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and Zurich Financial Services.
A popular corporate speaker, Mr Harrison is the author of three books, and served three terms as Deputy Lord Mayor of Adelaide.
Mr Harrison will commence in the role from 1 April 2011.
