Yarra Capital Management (Yarra) today announced promotions within its growing distribution team, with Nick Green promoted to Head of Institutional and Rommel Hacopian promoted to Head of Intermediary.

Nick is currently the senior Institutional client service representative at Yarra and has over 17 years’ industry experience. Nick has worked at Yarra and predecessor organisations for nine years and was a foundational member of the Yarra business at inception in January 2017. Nick started his career with Colonial First State.

Rommel is currently the senior Intermediary client service representative at Yarra and has over 25 years’ industry experience.  Rommel joined Yarra as a Distribution Manager in March 2020 with responsibility for servicing the intermediary market, focusing on National Dealer Groups, Platforms, Retail Investment Consultants and IFAs. Prior to joining Yarra, Rommel spent almost 20 years with Challenger where he helped develop, manage and implement the retail distribution strategy for Challenger Life and the Fidante Boutiques.

Nick and Rommel continue to report to Edward Eason, Managing Director, and oversee a distribution and client services team of 10 professionals with an average 15 years’ experience. The Distribution team engages with Institutional, Intermediary, HNW and retail clients on Yarra’s full suite of over 20 investment capabilities.

Edward Eason, Managing Director, Yarra Capital Management, commented:

“We are delighted to announce Nick and Rommel’s new roles. They are both first class industry professionals with deep client relationships and strong leadership capabilities.

“With Nick and Rommel heading the Firm’s client team, supported by a large and growing team and capability set, we remain well placed to continue growing the business. They will provide excellent leadership as we further expand Yarra Group’s suite of domestic and international equity, fixed income and multi-asset strategies.”