Acclaim Wealth makes C-suite appointment in newly created role

Acclaim Wealth has promoted its head of adviser services into a newly created C-suite role to reflect the company's continued growth and focus on enhancing service delivery to its national adviser network.

Aimie West extends her eight-year tenure at the wealth management platform as chief operating officer, where she will oversee operational strategy and execution across the business, while focusing on service delivery, adviser engagement, technology-enabled efficiency and scalable growth.

As head of adviser services, West supported more than 750 financial advisers nationally, introduced workflow automation and analytics capabilities, and led a range of technology and process improvements across the business.

Prior to Acclaim Wealth, West established financial planning and business development experiences at LifePath Financial Planning and Skybridge Financial.

Acclaim Wealth chief executive Terry Constable said the newly created role reflects the firm's next phase of growth.

"I'm proud to announce Aimie West's appointment to the new role of chief operating officer. This promotion reflects Aimie's capability and the important role she's played in Acclaim's growth over the past eight years," Constable said.

"Aimie has a unique understanding of our adviser community, having worked directly with advisers as a business development manager before building our Adviser Services function from the ground up. Under her leadership, the team has become a critical part of the adviser experience and a key differentiator for Acclaim.

"As our business continues to grow, the introduction of a chief operating officer will help us deliver a premium service model to advisers and manage our critical vendor relationships, at a time when Acclaim is investing heavily in both our technology and team capacity. Aimie is exceptionally well placed to lead that next chapter."

Meanwhile, West said the appointment is an opportunity to build on her existing strong partnerships.

"Acclaim has always been committed to putting advisers at the centre of what we do, and I am excited to take on this role at such an important stage in the company's growth," she said.

"Over the past eight years I have had the opportunity to work closely with advisers across the country and understand what they need from a platform partner. That insight will continue to guide how we evolve our operations, enhance service delivery and support advisers to grow their businesses."