Greg Dunger appointed new general manager of RetireInvest

ING Australia has appointed Greg Dunger as the new General Manager of its major financial planning group RetireInvest following an extensive external search. Mr Dunger will take charge of RetireInvest by the end of June.

Mr Dunger will report to Colin Morgan, ING’s Executive Director, ING Advice, and will work closely with RetireInvest’s non-executive chairman, David Bleakley. 

RetireInvest is one of the premier financial planning groups and a pioneer of the development of the financial planning profession in Australia. Today it advises clients with funds totalling over $10 billion, with over 200 advisers and 100 offices nationally.

Since 2003 Mr Dunger has been Managing Director of Aon Wealth Management and Aon Financial Planning & Protection. Prior to this he held senior management roles in sales and distribution with AMP spanning almost two decades. Greg has extensive experience in financial planning both in Australia and internationally.

Executive Director ING Advice, Mr Colin Morgan, said:

“I’m very pleased to welcome Greg as the new General Manager of RetireInvest at an exciting time for RetireInvest and the industry as a whole. Over recent years we have re-energised and refocussed RetireInvest and I’m very confident Greg has the leadership qualities and experience in financial advice management to build on these strong foundations.”

Mr Dunger said: “I’m excited to be joining one of the most recognised and respected financial planning groups in Australia. Over recent years RetireInvest has been comprehensively re-engineered and now has a very strong, proven business model and excellent growth prospects”.

“I am looking forward to meeting and working closely with staff, proprietors and advisers and to build on this strong base.”