Richard Austin has been selected to fill the vacancy after Butler resigned.
Austin has significant experience as a senior executive in the financial services industry, as well as a company director. He is currently a co-owner of Strategic Wealth Management Group, a wealth management and financial consultancy company.
He is a Director of Business Mentors New Zealand, and a counsellor representing Canterbury/Westland on the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants. He is a Trustee and Finance Committee member of the STOP Trust and a past Chairman of the Canterbury/Westland Branch of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants. Previously Austin was the chief investment officer of Gould Holdings and was also a general manager at Perpetual Trust.
Mortgage Link is currently reviewing its strategic direction, recognising the significant changes in the financial services industry over recent years.
"To be a viable company offering an attractive proposition to current and future business owners we recognise the need to continue to reassess our strategies to build on our successful past performance," acting chairman Phil Christmas says.
