BT appoints new head of distribution

Oksana Patron

24 May 2023

BT has announced the appointment of Jason Brown who will lead its platforms’ distribution team.

Brown, who has been acting in the role since December 2022 and was most recently Head of Account Management at BT, will be responsible for leading the 70 strong distribution team in continuing to build and drive BT Panorama’s leading position.

A part of this will be the amplified focus on supporting advice practice professionals and BT’s online and face-to face time with advisers – both in providing practice development, regulatory and technical education events, as well as listening to and acting on adviser feedback.

Brown has more than 30 years’ experience in financial services and has been an integral part of BT for 14 years across business development and account management.

“Jason is the right fit for the team at the right time. He has enormous respect with our people and advisers and has demonstrated strength in his leadership skills through market volatility, changing economic environments, as well as rapid growth and change,” Kathy Vincent, chief strategy and product officer at BT said, commenting on the appointment.

The firm said it had $130.8 billion funds under administration (FUA) across its platforms, with BT Panorama ($102.1 bn in FUA) having the highest number of adviser relationships in Australia with more than 6,000 active advisers now using the platform.