Zenith recruits head of product

The asset manager has appointed a former Colonial First State product director to a new role.

Zenith Investment Partners has appointed Matt Warren to the newly created role of group head of product report to managing director Jason Huddy.

Warren joins Zenith from Colonial First State, where he worked for five years - most recently as the product director of managed accounts.

Before that, he spent five years with ANZ, finishing as a senior product development manager.

He also worked at Macquarie Group for six years in product management, superannuation, and adviser servicing roles.

Huddy highlighted the wide range of financial services experience Warren brings to the new role at Zenith, including managed accounts, online broking, and investment and superannuation platforms.

"Our product and service offering to clients has expanded significantly over recent years. Matt is a highly experienced executive with a proven track record in managing diverse product offerings and ensuring that they remain relevant to clients," he said.

"He has demonstrated success in end-to-end product management and development, including engagement with end users in developing funds management products, super and investment platform services, and digital products.

"This experience will serve him well in his role to align Zenith's local product strategy with the global product roadmap of our parent company, FE fundinfo, making sure that we continually deliver the best of our group solutions to clients," he continued.