Financial services outsourcing company, Vital Business Partners, has appointed the former Managing Director of Diverger, Nathan Jacobsen, as its incoming CEO.
The company says his mandate is to accelerate the firm’s growth and redefine how professional advisory businesses deliver value to clients.
Jacobsen departed Diverger in March, following the group’s merger with Count. Prior to that role, he held a number of senior positions including Managing Director of Paragem and General Manager of Perpetual Private.
His appointment follows the recent decision by David Carney, VBP Co-founder and longstanding CEO, to step back from day-to-day management to focus on business development, marketing and innovation.
Paul Barrett, Chairman of VBP and CEO of AZ NGA, says Jacobsen’s track record of successfully transforming wealth management businesses and his experience in strategy, technology and M&A strongly positioned him to lead VBP into its next phase of growth.
He adds that Carney has done an “incredible job” and the firm is pleased he will remain with the business to facilitate a smooth leadership transition and play a key role. In his new role as Head of Growth, Carney will report to Jacobsen.
VBP was established in 2013 by David Carney and David Deegan to deliver a range of outsourced business solutions. In 2023, the group acquired Elixir Consulting.
Jacobsen will start at VBP in late May.
