Former Infocus head joins Macrovue as CEO

AMP-backed fintech firm, Macrovue, has announced the appointment of Rod Bristow as chief executive officer, effective February 2018.

Bristow is the former MD and CEO of financial advice, asset management and technology group, Infocus Wealth Management (Infocus). He first joined Infocus in 2011 as chief operating officer before being appointed as MD and CEO in October 2012. He departed the firm in December 2017.

Prior to joining Infocus, he was chief operating officer and alternate managing director at CommSec.

At Macrovue, he replaces founder, Sid Sahgal, who has moved into the newly-created role of chief operating officer.

Commenting on the changes, Macrovue chair, Brendan Foley, said: "Sid and his team have done an incredible job in rapidly growing Macrovue in our three key target markets of SMSF trustees, retail investors, and financial advisers. We are embarking on an exciting growth phase of the business and are looking forward to benefiting from Rod's expertise to assist with the next stage of Macrovue's evolution."