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Executive Team

Andrew Rocks
Director - Licensed Advisor

Andrew Rocks is the Managing Director of Announcer and its Founder. It was Andrew’s vision to establish a One-Stop-Shop for financial services in 1996, which has evolved into one of Australia’s largest independently owned firm. 

Andrew has a Bachelor of Economics, Diploma of Financial Services, and was awarded a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) designation in 2001 (one of the youngest in Australia)...

Adam Gale
General Manager - Licensed Adviser

Adam Gale is the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Announcer Group of Companies and Permanent Board Member. Adam joined Announcer in 2006 and rapidly climbed the ranks to become the General Manager of the Group. 

Adam has extensive experience in the financial services business, being the Compliance Manager within the AFSL and a Licensed Adviser. Adam is a permanent member of the Investment Management Committee...

Ray Albrighton
Licensed Advisor

Ray Albrighton is currently the Head of Announcer Financial Planning and is now responsible for 11 advisers, more than 2000 individual clients and $500m assets under management. 

Ray’s financial services career commenced in 2000, and as one of the foundation employees of the Announcer Group, Ray initially began his advising role by managing over 150 of his own clients...

Phil Sgangarella
Licensed Advisor

Phil is a Senior Advisor with the Announcer Group and specializes in providing strategic advice to his wealth accumulation clients. 

 

Phil is one of the original foundation employees of the Announcer Group and has been providing financial guidance to clients with Announcer since 2004...
Tony Lu
Licensed Advisor

Tony has been working in the financial services industry for over 10 years. Tony provides an broad range of strategic financial planning advice ranging from the establishment of self management super funds, cash management, risk management and debt restructuring.

He specialises in variety of strategies and tailors the advice to the clients to their personal wealth and superannuation needs...

Anthony Poole
Licensed Advisor

Anthony is a senior adviser with the Announcer Group with 10 years experience in financial services. Anthony has 5 years experience in investment markets through various roles with Perpetual, Royal Bank of Canada and Insight investments (UK)...

Joseph Gittany
Head of Accounting

Joseph Gittany began working in financial services industry in 2005, his background is in construction and property development. Joseph has extensive experience in working together with financial planners in setting and researching tax effective strategies while understanding all key financial products available...

Simon Reed
Head of Accounting

Simon has over 20 years working with small to medium enterprises rising to the level of financial controller of an organisation turning over $100 million.   He has also had a stint of 18 months in Asia as group financial controller.

He is now departing his knowledge to the growing small business clients of Announcer. Simon has helped small business from start up through the growth of the business to the eventual sale of the business...


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