 Kristen Bell President, Board Director, Focus Partners Australia Kristen is President of Focus Partners Australia, leading a multidisciplinary professional services firm spanning wealth management, accounting and credit advisory. She has extensive experience driving business integration, organisational transformation and leadership across the financial services sector. Prior to joining Focus Partners Australia, she held senior risk and compliance leadership roles at AUSIEX and CommSec.
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