Gower joins Morningstar as director of financial planning products

Ivon Gower, most recently Midwinter's head of product, has joined Morningstar as director of financial planning products.

In his new role, Gower will lead the organisation's financial planning solutions including software AdviserLogic and PayLogic.

"Ivon brings over 20 years experience in advice and technology, along with a strong belief in the value of financial advice," said Morningstar head of product and client solutions Graham Dixon. "We are excited to have Ivon on the Morningstar team and look forward to continuing to accelerate our efforts to support advisers and their clients."

Before joining Midwinter in 2018, Gower was a product GM for CCUBE Integrated Wealth and spent several years with AMP working on planner technology. He was also the head of operations and support for Coin Software.

"In these changing times, advisers need someone in their corner that they know will be around in two, five, ten years' time," said Gower. "In discussions with the team at Morningstar, it was clear to me that they are investing heavily into advice technology at a time when the industry is shifting. I'm looking forward to getting on with the job of delivering new and innovative solutions to advisers."

Gower started his career as a financial adviser with Count Financial in the late 1990s before moving to ANZ's paraplanning team.