MDS Financial Group has announced the appointment of Michael Carter as executive director, marketing & distribution. Carter has over 25 years' experience in management and leadership roles, most recently as the managing director of Bridges Financial Services, a subsidiary of ASX-listed IOOF Holdings Ltd. He is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, the Association of Financial Advisers, the Financial Planning Association, and the Australasian Mutuals Institute. In his new executive role, Carter will join MDS Financial Group's board of directors.