Local firm announces appointment of newly created head of technical advice

Padua Solutions has announced the appointment of Rudy Haddad in the newly created role of head of technical advice.

Mr Haddad will oversee the advice and tech services firm’s capabilities across its software, services, research and data divisions.

He joins Padua with over 23 years’ experience in financial advice and product, and most recently worked as head of practice management and technical delivery at Wealth Market.

Mr Haddad has also previously held senior positions at ING Australia, OnePath and ANZ Wealth.

It comes after Padua recruited Kun Singh into another new role as head of marketing in April.

Mr Singh, who has previously worked at companies such as Westpac and Optus, is responsible for overseeing the development and execution of Padua’s marketing strategies.

Padua co-founder, Matthew Esler, said the two hires are a “key step” in Padua’s growth and expansion in the local financial advice market.

“We are seeing significant interest from financial planning practices and licensees for our software, services, research and data and these two new appointments are key steps in our long-term growth strategy,” Mr Esler said.

“Padua has expanded rapidly following the initial raise of $10.5 million in late 2021 and this has created greater demand for technical advice capability across all divisions. Rudy brings an extraordinary ability to convert regulatory complexity into practical application for advisers – better than anyone I have witnessed in the industry, and it is an absolute pleasure to have him on board.”

“It is pleasing to have attracted someone of Kun Singh’s talent and experience. We have already been impressed with his ability across both digital marketing and sales lead generation and we look forward to continuing the transformation of Padua Solutions in the months and years ahead.”

The new appointments come nearly a year after the fintech announced Peter O'Connell – former founder and chief executive of telecommunications company Amaysim – as its chair of the board.

Mr Esler, who is also co-founder of Padua, moved into the managing director role following Mr O’Connell’s appointment.

Neil Griffiths

Neil is the Deputy Editor of the wealth titles, including ifa and InvestorDaily.

Neil is also the host of the ifa show podcast.