Financial adviser group, Synchron has appointed Hanna Abdullah as Head of Compliance – Policy and Regulatory.
A statement from the company says that Abdullah will work alongside Alison Massey, who was promoted to the role of Head of Compliance – Advice Assurance in February, 2020.
Synchron Director, Don Trapnell says that Abdullah is a governance risk and compliance specialist with more than 20 years’ financial service experience. Most recently she was Head of Compliance and Chief Risk Officer at Sentry Group, a position she held for almost 10 years.
The company has also promoted Stefanie Georgiades, who authored Synchron’s FASEA Code of Ethics ready reference book, to Team Leader – Regulatory Compliance, reporting to Abdullah.
The statement says that Abdullah’s appointment follows the recent resignation of GM, Legal, Risk and Compliance, Michael Jones, effective 14 August 2020.
Trapnell says they decided not to fill the role vacated by Jones, but instead to elevate both Heads of Compliance so that they report directly to the Synchron board.
He thanked Jones for the valuable contribution he made to Synchron, noting he leaves with the company’s best wishes.
