Accurium creates new head of education role
Actuarial certificate provider Accurium has appointed a prominent technical expert as its head of education as it looks to expand its educational offering.
Mark Ellem has been appointed as head of education at Accurium and will focus on further expanding Accurium’s educational offering.
Welcoming Mr Ellem to the new role, Accurium general manager Doug McBirnie said Mr Ellem’s experience and expertise will greatly benefit clients.
“He will join our strong technical team alongside technical services manager Melanie Dunn, bringing a different perspective to SMSF issues,” Mr McBirnie said.
“Accurium has a number of exciting developments coming into fruition early next year in which Mark will play an important role.”
Mr Ellem is a fellow of both the CPA and IPA and has held a variety of roles within the SMSF space over his career, including policy director at Supercorp and executive manager of SMSF technical services at SuperConcepts.
“I am delighted to be joining Accurium’s well-regarded team and am very much looking forward to building on the great range of SMSF education services that is currently provided via the Accurium TechHub,” Mr Ellem said.
Miranda Brownlee
Miranda Brownlee is the deputy editor of SMSF Adviser, which is the leading source of news, strategy and educational content for professionals working in the SMSF sector.
Since joining the team in 2014, Miranda has been responsible for breaking some of the biggest superannuation stories in Australia, and has reported extensively on technical strategy and legislative updates.
Miranda also has broad business and financial services reporting experience, having written for titles including Investor Daily, ifa and Accountants Daily.
