HUB24 appoints chief growth officer

HUB24 has appointed Chesne Stafford as chief growth officer (CGO) for the HUB24 Group as the company positions for further growth.

In the newly created role and reporting to HUB24’s CEO and managing director, Andrew Alcock, Ms Stafford will lead the company’s distribution and marketing functions and work with the broader team to leverage the group’s innovative product and technology solutions to deliver segmented customer propositions whilst also looking for new opportunities for growth. 

Ms Stafford was previously at MetLife where she was a member of the executive team for the last seven years as chief distribution officer and then chief marketing and customer officer. Prior to Metlife, Ms Stafford spent 10 years at OnePath and MLC in sales and financial advice strategy roles.

“I am delighted to welcome Chesne to the HUB24 Group, as we continue to invest in both our people and product development to enable further growth,” Mr Alcock said.

“Chesne’s strong track record of leadership, growth and delivering value to customers means she is well-placed to lead our distribution and marketing teams as we continue to look for opportunities to deliver value and innovative product solutions to empower better financial futures.”

In February 2022, HUB24 reported that Platform Funds Under Administration (FUA) had grown to $50 billion whilst total FUA had reached $68.3 billion.  The HUB24 Group has also completed a series of acquisitions over the last two years including Xplore Wealth and more recently Class Limited, whilst also entering the non-custody Portfolio Administration and Reporting (PARS) segment.