Allan Griffiths, CEO of Norwich Union Australia, today announced the appointment of Dr Sharam Hekmat as head of development for the PlanIT Financial Planning software project.
Allan Griffiths, CEO of Norwich Union Australia, today announced the appointment of Dr Sharam Hekmat as head of development for the PlanIT Financial Planning software project.
Sharam Hekmat, who will take on the title manager IT discovery & adviser systems, has been with Norwich Union Australia for the last three years and has held a number of key software development roles. He has previously been an international software design consultant and has written five academic texts on software engineering.
"Sharam is a world class software designer with a proven track record, having successfully designed, developed and implemented PlanIT Singapore for the Aviva Group and n-link for Norwich Union Australia.
"I have every confidence in Sharam and his team to deliver the PlanIT financial planning software.
"Jennifer Creaton and the PlanIT training team will continue to work in Navigator Distribution headed by Paul Northey and will support Sharam in the rollout and training phase," said Mr Griffiths.
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