MMC appoints CFO

MMC have announced the appointment of a Chief Financial Officer, Jacky Hollingsworth, to join their executive leadership team. Jacky is a practiced CFO and GM Finance. Currently employed as CFO for Auckland Tourism, Events & Economic Development, Jacky has previously worked as GM Finance for Vocus New Zealand, CFO for McDonald’s Restaurants and has had experience with technology start-ups and SMEs.

Vedran Babic, CEO of MMC, comments “we are delighted to welcome Jacky to MMC. As a seasoned finance professional, her commercial focus and data driven approach will be a great addition to our business. To have a CFO come to us with not just a strong accounting and finance background but also with outstanding technology literacy and systems implementation experience is a fantastic asset. This role has historically been covered by Rob and Tom. With the growth in our business and recent changes made at the MD and CEO level, adding a CFO augments our strong foundation for the future. Jacky will also be joined by an additional resource to support her wider CFO mandate.”

“I am really looking forward to joining MMC,” says Jacky. ”Having met the senior team, and spent time with both Tom and Vedran, MMC clearly has a team that have a passion for setting the standard for service, technical know-how and enabling technology. The MMC team have a great culture and joining them in this newly created role is a fantastic opportunity. I look forward to utilising my skills and experience in developing and deploying reporting systems and processes, business planning and supporting the business with delivering key analytical and financial insights.”

Jacky joins MMC at the start of October to work alongside the experienced existing team of executives including Chris Watson (Chief Operating Officer), Craig Richardson (Chief Information Officer), Leigh Ryland (Chief Risk Officer) and Nicola Tait (Chief Relationship Officer).

With the recent acquisition of Aegis, MMC currently have over 135 staff members based in their Auckland office and administers $80 billion on behalf of over 100 clients covering fund managers, product providers and financial advisers.