MyState Limited announced the appointment of Mr. Gary Dickson as Interim CFO. Mr. Dickson will commence with MyState on 7 October and assume responsibility as Interim CFO on 19 October. Mr. Dickson brings with him over 25 years of experience in a variety of financial roles, with 11 years of CFO experience. During his career, Mr. Dickson has provided strong financial and strategic guidance and analysis as well as proven leadership and talent development capability. Mr. Dickson's most recent role was at ME Bank where he held the position of CFO for 6 years, driving strong growth across the business. During his tenure with ME, he led the Finance team through a core banking platform replacement program. Prior to this, Mr. Dickson was CFO for AXA Australia where he led the delivery of statutory, regulatory and management reporting, budgeting, forecasting and strategic planning for AXA's Australian based subsidiaries. Mr. Dickson has also held senior positions with the Colonial First State Group Limited, Portfolio Partners Limited and CommBank where he was General Manager, Finance Investment & Insurance Services. In his role at MyState, Mr. Dickson will be accountable for the finance and treasury activities of the company to ensure the long-term business strategies are supported by effective financial outcomes. Mr. Dickson has a fixed term contract until June 30 2020.
MyState Limited provides banking, trustee and managed fund products and services through its wholly owned subsidiaries, MyState Bank Limited (MyState Bank) and TPT Wealth Limited (TPT Wealth). MyState Bank delivers home lending, savings and transactional banking solutions through digital and branch channels, an Australia-based contact center, mobile lenders and mortgage brokers. TPT Wealth delivers asset management and trustee services through relationship managers, digital channels and an Australia-based estate planning, trust administration and support team. The Company's segments include Banking division and Wealth Management division. The Banking division's product offerings include lending, encompassing home loans, personal, overdraft, line of credit and commercial products, transactional savings accounts, fixed term deposits and insurance products. The Wealth Management division is a provider of fund management and trustee services. It operates predominantly within Tasmania.