Terri Ho has been appointed Chief Risk Officer, transitioning from her previous role as Head of Adviser Solutions, while Mark Papendieck has been appointed Chief Operating Officer, having previously served as Chief Commercial Officer.

As Chief Risk Officer, Ho will oversee governance, compliance, and risk frameworks across DASH’s expanding advice, platform, and technology ecosystem. With more than two decades of experience in financial services, she brings deep expertise in advice operations, advice remediation, and the ability to integrate regulatory obligations into practical frameworks. Her appointment reflects DASH’s commitment to maintaining robust risk management practices as the business scales.

“Our risk management focus is about making room for growth so that we can safely continue to build on what we do best for our clints”, Ho states.

In his new role as Chief Operating Officer, Papendieck will lead the operational side of DASH’s platform and software divisions, including investment operations, client service, and implementation teams. As a leader with extensive experience in financial advice, distribution, and strategic partnerships, he will focus on driving operational excellence and ensuring the seamless delivery of DASH’s whole-of-wealth platform.

DASH Chief Executive Officer Andrew Whelan said the appointments mark an important evolution in the company’s leadership structure.

“Terri and Mark have both played instrumental roles in DASH’s transformation to date. These appointments strengthen our operational and governance capabilities while ensuring we remain focused on delivering innovation, efficiency, and trust for our clients.”

These leadership changes follow a period of growth for DASH, including the acquisition of Integrated Portfolio Solutions (now known as DASH Private) and funds under administration growth of 314%, reaching $18.7bn for financial year 2025.

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Mark Papendieck

DASH Technology Group (DASH) and S64, the global alternatives fintech and solutions partner to the wealth management industry, are pleased to announce a strategic partnership designed to significantly enhance access to private market investments for financial advisory firms and their clients across Australia.

This collaboration brings together DASH’s leading financial advice and investment execution platform with S64’s global expertise in private markets technology and product solutions. Through the partnership, Australian advisers will benefit from streamlined access to private markets, multi-jurisdictional regulatory reporting and customised private market product solutions tailored for a range of client segments – from family offices through to retail investors.

Headquartered in the UK, S64 is a global private markets fintech pioneer and home of semi-liquid evergreen funds, possessing a leading presence throughout the APAC region, including Australia. S64’s modular technology platform enables private banks, advisory firms, and investment managers worldwide to efficiently deliver private market investments at scale. S64’s solutions span the full investment lifecycle, including bespoke product manufacturing capabilities, empowering firms to design and distribute their own private market offerings.

“Our partnership with S64 is an exciting milestone for DASH,” said Mark Papendieck, Chief Commercial Officer of DASH. “The shift to private markets is structural and advisers need more than access, they need seamless infrastructure. We’ve always opened the door to an unlimited investment universe, but this partnership takes things further, it simplifies how private investments are sourced, structured and held. Whether it’s supporting firms with institutional quality manager selection and due diligence or enabling liquidity via curated secondary marketplaces, through our work with S64, we’re giving advisers the tools to operate at scale. The message is clear: if you want to build a differentiated, future ready whole-of-wealth investment offering, this is how you do it.”

Demand for private market investments continues to grow rapidly in Australia, along with the need for better education and operational solutions to support advisers in this space. This partnership ensures DASH’s network of advisers can easily offer private markets and alternative assets, backed by S64’s robust technology and product structuring capabilities. S64 will work closely with DASH to provide access to a curated roster of leading open ended and closed ended global investment managers.

“We are delighted to partner with DASH as part of our continued commitment to the Australian wealth management industry,” said Matt Stovold, Head of Australia and New Zealand at S64. “Australia is a key market for S64, and our growing local Australian team have deep experience and trusted relationships across the industry. Together with DASH, we look forward to providing innovative private market solutions and supporting advisers in delivering best in class client outcomes.”

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Johnson and Papendieck previously held co-founder/managing director and chief commercial officer roles respectively at Integrated.

These appointments signal another step for DASH towards its strategy to deliver technology that ensures quality advice is accessible to all Australians, regardless of portfolio size.

DASH CEO Andrew Whelan shares, “There’s no doubt 2024 was a huge year for DASH and seeing these two high calibre individuals join our executive team to help steer and execute on our strategy is great news. Darryl and Mark are stepping into newly created roles, and we are looking forward to what this will bring to the team.”

Whelan continues, “Darryl and Mark bring considerable expertise and experience with them. Following the acquisition of Integrated, we are of course committed to continuing to deliver the services and outcomes that Integrated’s clients expect, while also leveraging the best of both the DASH and Integrated worlds to deliver meaningful benefits for all clients.”

Johnson, co-founder of Integrated, brings a deep expertise in investment operations. In his new role, he will lead all platform-related product development and enhancements across DASH Technology Group.

“DASH has entrusted me with a clear mandate: to drive innovation in platform product development. I’m genuinely excited about the possibilities we can unlock with our experienced, professional, and dedicated team. We’re not just building for the next two to five years—we’re laying the foundation for the next 20 and beyond.” Says Johnson.

Papendieck has held many strategic and C-level roles including as the founding CEO of Australia’s first ‘online-only’ wrap platform and serving as the COO/CGO of advice groups, FinTech, and private wealth solutions. As chief commercial officer at DASH, he is responsible for driving growth, enhancing client engagement and ensuring DASH’s commercial strategy aligns with its overall vision.

“Whilst we know that navigating the accelerating change that technology is driving across our industry is not always easy, we also know that meaningful change only comes from embracing innovation. I look forward to supporting advice firms as they reimagine their business models and embrace smarter, integrated platform and advice technology to not just adapt but thrive in a digital-first world.”

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