{"id":84052,"date":"2026-09-28T10:57:30","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T00:57:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/?p=84052"},"modified":"2026-09-28T11:18:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T01:18:09","slug":"vbp-appoints-chief-growth-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/2026\/09\/28\/vbp-appoints-chief-growth-officer\/","title":{"rendered":"VBP Appoints Chief Growth Officer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Financial planning outsourcing specialist, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vbp.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vital Business Partners<\/a>, has appointed <strong>Craig Kouimanis<\/strong> to the newly created position of Chief Growth Officer, as the company works to sharpen its focus on &#8220;expanding existing relationships, winning new clients and enhancing its value proposition to advice businesses and licensees.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_84053\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84053\" style=\"width: 145px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2026\/09\/Craig_VBP_CGO-e1790311869833.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-84053\" src=\"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2026\/09\/Craig_VBP_CGO-e1790311869833-231x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"145\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2026\/09\/Craig_VBP_CGO-e1790311869833-231x300.png 231w, https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2026\/09\/Craig_VBP_CGO-e1790311869833-790x1024.png 790w, https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2026\/09\/Craig_VBP_CGO-e1790311869833-768x996.png 768w, https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2026\/09\/Craig_VBP_CGO-e1790311869833-696x902.png 696w, https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2026\/09\/Craig_VBP_CGO-e1790311869833-324x420.png 324w, https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2026\/09\/Craig_VBP_CGO-e1790311869833.png 944w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 145px) 100vw, 145px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-84053\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Craig Kouimanis &#8230;people are critical to success, but technology is also extremely important.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kouimanis, who joins VBP from licensee services company Paragem, has previously has held senior positions at Securitor, Commonwealth Financial Planning and Colonial First State.<\/p>\n<p>He will report to VBP CEO <strong>Mark Fisher<\/strong> who says Kouimanis is a respected leader with decades of experience supporting advisers to run successful businesses.<\/p>\n<p>In his role, Kouimanis will be responsible for building and maintaining client and stakeholder relationships, ensuring that clients\u2019 needs are met, and strengthening VBP\u2019s position as a specialist outsourcing partner to the advice profession.<\/p>\n<p>The company says he will also support initiatives that drive product and service innovation, including the expansion of VBP\u2019s agentic AI and automation services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Financial planning outsourcing specialist, Vital Business Partners, has appointed Craig Kouimanis to the newly created position of Chief Growth Officer, as the company works to sharpen its focus on &#8220;expanding existing relationships, winning new clients and enhancing its value proposition to advice businesses and licensees.&#8221; 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