Rice Warner announces senior appointment

Rice Warner is a leader in providing consulting, research and technology solutions to financial services participants, partnering with clients to improve their business results.

Rice Warner is pleased to announce the appointment of Wayne Kenafacke, as a Senior Consultant. Wayne brings with him a wealth of knowledge spanning over 20 years of superannuation, financial advice, life insurance, general insurance and retail banking experience. Wayne will take an active role at Rice Warner in providing advice to our Melbourne superannuation and insurance clients.

Head of Consulting and Research Jenni Baxter is pleased to welcome Wayne to Rice Warner:

“We are delighted to welcome Wayne who brings new depth and strength to our team of expert consultants. Wayne is well positioned to respond to the needs of our Melbourne clients.”

Prior to joining Rice Warner, Wayne worked in a variety of roles within the financial services industry and in recent years has held executive roles as a CFO, Appointed Actuary, GM Products and Chief Actuary.

Wayne will be an invaluable asset to our growing consulting team, with his vast knowledge in the life insurance and superannuation space, with a strong alignment to our reputation for excellence, independence and thought leadership.

Rice Warner is also pleased to welcome Wendy Van and Mark Thompson.

Wendy has taken over as Research Product Manager at a time when we are introducing market leading software for life insurance and superannuation.

Jenni has commented on Wendy’s appointment:

“Wendy is very experienced and has a strong knowledge of the market place. Our clients and internal team of research analysts are in capable hands”

Mark has joined as Technical Team Lead for the Fintech team, bringing extensive experience having worked for several large financial and banking institutions on major FinTech developments.

CEO Michael Rice commented on Mark’s appointment:

“Mark’s depth of experience across all facets of the IT landscape within the Financial Services industry means he’s well positioned to lead Rice Warner’s team.  He will assist us with the infrastructure required for modelling, data analytics, product and fund comparisons, and our comprehensive range of online tools supporting engagement and financial advice.