Specialist insurance company PPS Mutual has appointed Sabrina Sequeira-Walmsley to the new role of NSW State Manager.
Ms Sequeira-Walmsley will report to PPS Mutual Director of Distribution Brian Pillemer and will be charged with supporting the PPS Mutual proposition amongst select financial advisers within the region.
Ms Sequeira-Walmsley joins PPS Mutual after two years at the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), where she was responsible for connecting AFA members with the services, education pathways and resources offered by the Association and its strategic partners.
“Sabrina’s knowledge of the advice market and close relationships with NSW advisers makes her a welcome asset to the PPS Mutual team,” Mr Pillemer said.
“Her career spans over 19 years in both financial services and business development, so we’re confident that Sabrina’s knowledge and experience will quickly have a positive impact as we grow our exclusive partnerships with high-quality financial advisers.”
Ms Sequeira-Walmsley brings with her an intimate understanding of advice businesses and the issues facing advisers today, having spent 13 years in business development roles with MLC, AXA/AMP and TAL.
“I feel privileged to be part of the PPS Mutual team and I welcome the opportunity to work with advisers and their teams in understanding and adopting this exciting mutual proposition for professionals in the Australian market,” Ms Sequeira-Walmsley said.
“The re-emergence of the mutual has come at an opportune time as we travel ‘back to the future’ to present advisers with a truly unique offering for their professional clients.”
PPS Mutual is supported by PPS South Africa, the largest multi-disciplinary group of professionals in the world and the largest mutual company in South Africa. PPS Mutual is based on the proven PPS business model that has been hugely successful in South Africa since the 1940s – sharing over $2.2 billion in profits with Members in the last 10 years.
PPS Mutual is owned by its Australian professional members who will share in the profits of the products that they buy.
