Asteron has created two new executive manager positions to strengthen its engagement and alignment with Australian dealer groups and advisers, the group has announced.
Asteron has promoted Robyn Mohr to national accounts executive manager, while Mark Vilo has been recruited from ING to fulfil the role of national sales executive manager.
In Mohr’s new role, she will be responsible for spearheading Asteron’s alignment and support strategy, and will be critical in ensuring that Asteron drives greater focus and alignment with Australian financial services licensees (AFSLs).
Meanwhile, Vilo will lead Asteron’s state offices to deliver the organisation’s independent financial adviser (IFA) engagement strategy, sales targets and retention objectives.
He will also assist in developing an appropriate support offer in the regulatory reform domain, ensuring Asteron represents the future interests of IFAs in the advice market.
Asteron executive general manager Jordan Hawke said the Australian life insurance market was going through considerable change and consolidation, and Asteron had a significant role to play as a life risk specialist in supporting AFSLs and advisers.
“With Robyn’s strong technical and strategic knowledge, I’m confident she will enable us to further develop the support we provide to advisers to help grow their businesses,” Hawke said.
Vilo, who has held a number of senior roles in distribution, product marketing and underwriting, would also help execute Asteron’s strategy aligned to IFAs and AFSLs, Hawke said.
Most recently, Mohr was senior manager of dealerships for Asteron and her new role will encompass her old duties as well as new responsibilities, an Asteron spokesperson said.
Formerly ING head of key account management, Vilo oversaw ING’s key account relationships as well as service offering for aligned and open market licensees.
In that role his specific focus was on super, investments and insurance.
