Q&A with Frontier's new Senior Consultant, Justine O'Connell
Justine O'Connell has been promoted to the role of senior consultant at Frontier Advisors, bringing the number of senior consultants to 10. Justine tells Industry Moves that she is looking forward to helping to drive the business forward and will draw on experience gained through a decade of investment consulting.
Justine O'Connell has been promoted to the role of senior consultant at Frontier Advisors, bringing the number of senior consultants to 10. Justine tells Industry Moves that she is looking forward to helping to drive the business forward and will draw on experience gained through a decade of investment consulting.
What are you most looking forward to in your new role?
I am looking forward to being part of the senior team at Frontier and actively helping to drive the business forward. In particular I am looking forward to helping the firm and clients address the many changes undergoing the superannuation industry at present.
How have your previous roles prepared you for this role?
I have now worked in investment consulting for almost 10 years so have had the opportunity to consult to a range of different clients across various industries. I have also covered investment and manager research across most asset classes, which helps to give me a broad perspective on various issues. My time working in consulting in the UK also brings a different perspective to my work here.
What do you think will be your biggest challenge in the first 12 months?
Once I get through my current challenge of caring for a 5 week old and a toddler, I think my biggest challenge will be working with clients to identify meaningful investment opportunities in the current environment.
Would you consider yourself an introvert or an extrovert? And why?
I don't want to sit on the fence but I would say I am somewhere in the middle of the two, with perhaps a tendency to be more extroverted - I'm usually more inclined to work through ideas and issues with others than on my own.
What was your very first job?
Making sandwiches and, I suspect, very bad coffee at a local café. My first "proper job" was at Goldman Sachs in London.
Do you have a secret skill/hidden talent?
Courtesy of my gymnastics training many years ago, I can still manage a backsault and backflip on a trampoline!
