BFG announces fintech appointment

Bell Financial Group has announced the appointment of Joe Tillig to the newly created role of Chief Technology Officer (CTO), with the responsibility of aligning the group’s strategy with technology across the board.

 The new hire signals the group’s intention to strengthen their technology focus with Bell Potter, Bell Commodities, Bell FX, Bell Potter Capital, Bell Direct, Desktop Broker and Bell Potter Online. Tillig will report to Alastair Provan, the Executive Chairman of Bell Financial Group, and will be lead a team of approximately 90 IT and development specialists in Australia and offshore.

Tillig joins Bell Financial Group with over 20 years of IT experience across several industries including energy, finance, media, telecommunications and logistics. He was most recently the Chief Digital and Innovation Officer (CDIO) at Nimble and was responsible for strategy, delivery, engineering and DevOps.

Tillig was also a consultant for Energy Australia, where he defined and developed their digital, data and analytics strategies, and held senior roles at Latitude Financial Services and Sportsbet.

“We are pleased to have Joe join our team in the new role of CTO,” Provan said.

“He brings with him a broad range of IT experience that will significantly enhance the ongoing development and delivery of our proprietary technology strategy across the BFG group.”