Former Australian Unity Head of Technical Services joins Infocus

Infocus Wealth Management has announced the appointment of Craig Meldrum as head of technical services and as a member of the firm's executive leadership team.

In this role, Meldrum will lead Infocus' in-house function, providing advice, strategy, tools, and technical leadership to the firm's 160-strong national adviser network. He will also lead the development and implementation of the firm's end-to-end advice process.

Meldrum previously spent almost 11 years at Australian Unity, most recently as head of technical services & strategic advice.

He is joined at Infocus by fellow new-recruit, Jeff Mitchell, who has been appointed to the newly-created role of chief investment officer. Mitchell was previously Australian Unity's head of investment research.

Commenting on both new appointments, Infocus founder and managing director, Darren Steinhard, said: "Infocus is proud of our foundations and proud to be an adviser-focused group. With the addition of outstanding professionals the calibre of Jeff and Craig to our leadership, we strengthen that position further."

He added: "Both are experts in their respective fields, but just as importantly, they have each practiced as advisers so they understand and appreciate both the opportunities and challenges that face our industry...The appointment of Jeff Mitchell and Craig Meldrum to our Infocus team signals our clear intention to resource ourselves for an exciting future".