AFG announces Qld state manager appointment

Ms Cannizzo, the former Mortgage Choice state manager for Victoria and Tasmania, brings a track record of leading, coaching, and developing her staff, as well as assisting brokers in growing their businesses and driving efficiency, the aggregator stated.

Ms Cannizzo has commenced with her new role as of yesterday (5 February) and will be based out of Brisbane.

Them Lam, AFG’s head of sales and distribution, welcomed the new appointee to the aggregator’s team.

“Margie is an energetic, results-focused sales leader with extensive experience across the finance sector,” he said.

“Margie will hit the ground running – leading a high-performing and motivated sales team helping AFG’s extensive network of brokers in Queensland and Northern New South Wales grow their businesses.”

Commenting on her new appointment, Ms Cannizzo said that being a part of “one of the industry’s largest and renowned aggregators is exciting”.

“I’m looking forward to working closely with members to understand their goals, aspirations and create strategies to help members succeed,” Ms Cannizzo said.

“I’m also looking forward to continuing to foster a strong community culture, sharing best practices among members to drive sustainable growth and high performance.”

Previously, AFG appointed Rebecca Gravestock to the newly created role of chief people officer (CPO). According to the aggregator, the new position was created in response to its “period of growth” and “commitment to being an employer of choice”.

Ms Gravestock has more than 20 years’ experience in consulting, having previously held roles as the director of people and performance for Australia and Asia at accounting software company Xero, and was previously a director at Strategy& – part of the PwC network.

This appointment came as brokerage Loan Market also announced a new addition to its Queensland team with the appointment of Ross Hardcastle as Loan Market’s state director.

Mr Hardcastle’s new role will have him responsible for leading Loan Market’s growth strategy across the state, employing his “decades of experience in business leadership and technology” to help advance Loan Market businesses.

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