Marnie Page is taking up the role and will be based in Sydney and bringing with her a wide experience and knowledge of the financial services sector, having worked for Fitzpatricks Private Wealth, AdviserLogic, and Associated Advisory Practices (now Centrepoint Alliance).

Page will work closely with the organisation’s key strategic partners, including event sponsors, licensees and advice businesses.

Peter Burgess, chief executive of the SMSFA, said Page has a diverse career that has seen her build long and lasting relationships with clients, an experience that will prove invaluable to the association.

“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,” he said.

Page said she feels privileged to work for the SMSFA and during her years in financial services, the association has been a byword for both advocating professional excellence and championing the SMSF sector and its adviser community.

“In my career, I have primarily focused on fostering accountability and growth within financial advice businesses and boutique AFSLs, by collaborating closely with business principals and practice managers, developing a varied skill set that will hopefully benefit the Association and its strategic partners.”

Burgess added that Shield’s dedication and attention to the needs of our stakeholders have seen the association go from strength to strength during his tenure.