Sargon names COO for expanded management team

Financial technology and infrastructure firm, Sargon, has announced the rebrand of Trustee Partners and the appointment of chief operating officer, Andrew Peterson, as one of several new appointees to the firm's expanded management team.

Peterson, who has more than 25 years' industry experience including roles with Required Financial Services, Aviva Investors/Antares Equities, Timbercorp and IOOF, joined Trustee Partners in mid-2017 in the role of general manager and head of Australia, responsible for the day-to-day operation of the trustee business.

In his new role at Sargon, he joins fellow new management team members: Darran Goodger as chief financial officer; Daniel Wirjoprawiro as chief technology officer; Stuart Howard as chief executive - New Zealand; and Maria Dalton as chief risk officer.

In welcoming the new appointees, Sargon founder and chief executive officer, Phillip Kingston, said: "Each of our new management team members are seasoned executives with deep and diverse experience in technology, infrastructure, financial services, and trusteeship."

They join Kingston and existing management team members: founder and managing director, Aron D'Souza; co-founder and general counsel, Fiona Borrelli; and Hong Kong chief executive, Carolyn Butler.

The Trustee Partners' rebrand to Sargon, according to the firm, simplifies its "brand architecture to better support its growth strategy and clients."