Mark Blair joins DASH

The integrated financial planning software and investment platform business has hired a superannuation specialist and an operating chief.

Mark Blair previously held the position of executive general manager, superannuation trustee office at Equity Trustees.

Before his seven years there, Blair was director of wealth advisory at KPMG.

Finance and a principal national head of superannuation at Rice Warner

Before joining Russell in 2004, he held several senior positions with Towers Perrin and Watson Wyatt.

In February, Blair was replaced by Andrew Godfrey, who joined from Mercer, where he ran operations for the Asia Pacific.

Michelle Russo has also landed at Dash as the chief operating officer,

She will be responsible for the investment operations and client services teams.

Russo joins from ANZ, where she spent five years, most recently as head of wealth customer resolution.

Before that, she worked StatePlus, where she ran client administration and registry services until 2017 when the advice business was acquired by Aware Super.

Russo earlier worked at Goldman JBWere as director of operations.

DASH chief executive Andrew Whela noted getting the right people in the business was crucial.

"We are on track to deliver some innovative and exciting solutions for advisers that we believe will be a positive addition to any advice practice."

"These new hires are in line with our growth strategy and our mission to provide better advice tools and investment execution to the market.

"Having a smooth tech stack where all elements integrate seamlessly, and from A-Z, is what will be the game-changer for better staff satisfaction, fewer administration burdens, and happier clients.,' Whelen added.

Aside from the two executives, the fintech has recruited eight more staff across operations, platform, superannuation and product development.

The appointments follow a capital raise in March.