The role reports directly to Shadia Kouzma, State Manager for Victoria and Tasmania.

The role will commence effective immediately and Mr Jacobs will be responsible for the management of key financial adviser relationships within the region.

“Mr Jacobs’ experience in developing and maintaining strong relationships with financial advisers and key stakeholders in the Australian financial services industry will provide much value for PPS Mutual,” Ms Kouzma said.

“We are confident that Rory-John’s expertise aligns with PPS Mutual’s unique proposition that focuses on creating security and peace of mind for Members in both their working life and retirement.”

“His appointment is a strong addition to an already high-performing team,” Ms Kouzma said.

Mr Jacobs joins PPS Mutual with over 10 years’ experience in financial services, 9 of which were spent at AIA Australia in various client development roles. In addition, Mr Jacobs holds a bachelor’s degrees in commerce from the University of Western Cape, South Africa, and a Diploma of Financial Services from the Investment Banking Institute.

Mr Jacobs says he is looking forward to working with the PPS Mutual team to continue its growth trajectory in the Australian life insurance market.

“It’s impressive to see how PPS Mutual’s sustainable business model provides exceptional benefits to eligible professionals. The principles of mutuality and exclusivity act to protect the long-term best interests of insured Members. I am excited to present these unique benefits to my network of advisers.”

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 $2.7 billion in profits with Members over the last 10 years.

PPS Mutual is owned by its Australian professional members who will share in the profits of the insurance that they buy.

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The role reports directly to Shadia Kouzma, who is State Manager for those regions.

The role will commence effective immediately and Mr Milosevski will be charged with supporting both Ms Kouzma and the PPS Mutual proposition amongst a select group of financial advisers throughout the aforementioned states.

Ms Kouzma, said, “Jason is a welcome addition to the PPS Mutual team. We are confident that Jason’s experience aligns with our mission at PPS Mutual to educate advisers on the exceptional benefits of our mutual model.”

Mr Milosevski joins PPS Mutual from Synchron where he has been the Victorian State Manager for the past five years, developing and maintaining relationships with high calibre advisers within the region.

Prior to this, Mr Milosevski worked as a Business Development Manager at Zurich and a Team Manager at AXA/AMP.

Having spent over 8 years in business development roles, Mr Milosevski brings great insight and knowledge of the issues that face advisers and advice businesses in the current climate.

“I am looking forward to joining the growing team at PPS Mutual. With its profit-sharing business model, founded on principles of mutuality, I believe PPS Mutual offers Australian professionals a truly unique proposition”, Mr Milosevski said.

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 $2.5 billion in profits with Members over the last 10 years.

PPS Mutual is owned by its Australian professional members who share in the profits of the products that they buy.

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Robyn Faber has been appointed to the role of Business Development Manager (BDM) South Australia, with Steven Walker appointed to the position of BDM for Victoria.

Mr Walker will report directly to the State Manager for Victoria and Tasmania, Shadia Kouzma and Ms Faber will report directly to the State Manager for West Australia and South Australia, Steven Salter.

Both roles will commence effective immediately and each is charged with supporting the PPS Mutual proposition amongst select financial advisers within their respective South Australian and Victorian locations.

PPS Mutual Director of Distribution, Brian Pillemer, said “In these extraordinary times, it is more important than ever to be communicating the unique PPS Mutual proposition to financial advisers across Australia. Our immediate goal is to show our positivity and purpose to advisers and to support all existing and potential new insured Members during times of uncertainty in their life”.

“We are confident that Steven and Robyn’s expert experience align with the PPS Mutual mission to provide exceptional insurance benefits to eligible professionals and to create security and peace of mind for Members during both their working lives and in retirement,” Mr Pillemer said.

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The role will report directly to PPS Mutual Director of Distribution Brian Pillemer and will be charged with supporting the PPS Mutual proposition amongst select financial advisers within the Victoria region.

Ms Kouzma joins PPS Mutual after five years as business development manager (insurance) at ANZ Wealth/ OnePath, where she was responsible for developing and maintaining strong relationships with the bank’s internal business partners and stakeholders.

“As an award-winning business development manager, Shadia’s wide understanding of the financial advice industry and proven ability to build and maintain relationships makes her a valued addition to the PPS Mutual team,” Mr Pillemer said.

“We are confident that her experience will be an asset as we continue to grow our exclusive partnerships with a select group of high-quality financial advisers.”

Having spent the past nine years in both business development and practice support roles with ANZ Wealth and OnePath, Ms Kouzma brings a wealth of understanding and knowledge of the current industry climate.

“The PPS Mutual proposition is exciting as it provides a completely unique offering to professionals in the Australian market,” Ms Kouzma said.

“I look forward to working with and educating advisers on the unique benefits that arise from a mutual model and welcome the opportunity to join the PPS Mutual team.”

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.

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