The SMSF Association has appointed Marnie Page as its new national partnerships manager after the retirement of Alistair Shields.
The role will see Page responsible for the industry body’s key relationships with sector stakeholders, such as event sponsors, licensees and advice businesses.
She brings several years of financial services sector experience to her new position, having previously worked at Fitzpatricks Private Wealth, AdviserLogic and Associated Advisory Practices, now known as Centrepoint Alliance.
SMSF Association chief executive Peter Burgess acknowledged Page’s background and the benefits it will provide the organisation.
“Marnie has a diverse career that has seen her build long and lasting relationships with clients, an experience that will prove invaluable to the association,” Burgess noted.
“Our event sponsors are critical to the association, so the importance of having someone with a proven track record in nurturing established relationships, as well as the capacity to develop new opportunities, cannot be overstated.”
Page described her appointment to the role as a privilege due to the strong reputation the SMSF Association has built since its inception in April 2003.
“In my years in financial services, the association has been a byword for both advocating professional excellence and championing the SMSF sector and its adviser community,” she said.
“In my career, I have primarily focused on fostering accountability and growth within financial advice businesses and boutique Australian financial services licensees by collaborating closely with business principals and practice managers, developing a varied skill set that will hopefully benefit the association and its strategic partners.”
Shields is retiring after more than a decade of service with the SMSF Association.
“I would like to thank Alistair for his outstanding contribution to the success of the association over many years,” Burgess said.
“His dedication and his attention to the needs of our stakeholders has seen the association go from strength to strength during his tenure and we wish him well for his retirement.”
Shields’ retirement from the professional body comes after head of membership and corporate development Neil Sparks decided to pursue new interests in June.
