Tracy Brown will step into the role, and will be responsible for research and consultant relationships. She will work closely with the firm’s leadership team.
“Tracy is an outstanding hire for the business and we are excited to have her on board,” said chief commercial officer Vita D'Introno. “Her experience in the market working closely with research houses will be of significant benefit to the [firm] as we continue to build out our distribution strategy.”
Ms Brown joins Yarra from Hamel Strategic Partners in Melbourne, where she was distribution director. She was previously head of distribution at Paragon Funds Management, and has spent approximately 20 years in a number of senior roles at Colonial First State and IOOF/Perennial.