GM Financial Planning departs StatePlus following First State Super integration

First State Super has announced it will fully integrate its financial advice business, StatePlus, and that Andrew Vogt, general manager, financial planning will depart as a result of the integration.

Vogt was general manager of Health Super Financial Services when it merged with First State Super in 2011. He continued to grow the advice business at First State Super as general manager financial planning before joining the executive team at StatePlus when the business was acquired in 2016.

Also leaving StatePlus is general manager, business development & marketing, James Panaretos.

StatePlus CEO, Graeme Arnott, who has been appointed deputy CEO at First State Super, said of both departees: "James and Andrew have played important executive roles in the evolution and growth of our award-winning financial advice business. I have valued their counsel and leadership and thank them for their outstanding contribution."

First State Super CEO Deanne Stewart said of the integration: "We want to make advice accessible for all of our members because we believe in the difference quality advice can make to their retirement outcomes. Our new integrated structure will help us to continue to deliver and evolve our range of personalized advice services."

First State Super has also announced the retirement of chief operating officer, Guy McAliece - who will be succeeded by new COO Jo Brennan - and the departure of chief digital officer, Mary Murphy.