Challenger has appointed Paul O’Connor as National Key Account Manager.

Mr O’Connor previously held an investment and product consulting role at OC Funds Management and was director for fund services at Standard & Poor’s.

He and Michael Kolikias will be jointly responsible for supporting Challenger’s major national key accounts and working with ratings agencies.

Meanwhile, dealer group Godfrey Pembroke has appointed Sean Allen as GM. He replaces Peter Smith, who has become GM of Advice Partnerships at NAB Wealth.