Zenith hires first COO, expands BDM and marketing team

Jason Huddy
JASON HUDDY
Zenith Investment Partners Pty Limited - COO
DEPARTURE
ARCO INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT PTY LTD
Date: December 2019
Position: Executive Director
APPOINTMENT
ZENITH INVESTMENT PARTNERS PTY LIMITED
Date: December 2019
Position: COO

Zenith Investment Partners has hired their first chief operating officer in Jason Huddy, former executive director of ARCO Investment Management. In a statement, the company says that the appointment is in response to growth opportunities.

Huddy will look after operational, change, and process efficiency across Zenith's business.

Zenith CEO, David Wright, welcomed Huddy's appointment. "We're long-term believers in the value of financial advice and quality investment management. As such, we're committed to further expanding our service offering to advisers and are very pleased to have secured a person of Jason's calibre and broad industry experience to support our team and business on this path," said Wright.

Before joining ARCO, Huddy held strategy and sales management roles with NAB and was with Macquarie Bank for more than 16 years across Australia, New Zealand, and the UK.

Zenith announced several other appointments, including Ross Cassidy and Berit Deagan to BDM roles, and Rachael Powell as the group's Marketing Communication Manager.

CEO Wright says the expansion comes on the back of a busy and rewarding 2019. "In addition to further investing in our research and consulting services, we grew our range of both customised and public menu managed accounts for advisers on a number of leading platforms and expanded into the New Zealand market through the purchase of FundSource. We concluded the year by formalising our strategic partnership with Five V Capital to further support our growth plans."