Synchron’s long-serving Queensland State Manager Gerry Porter has retired, and will be replaced by Gee Vas.

Mr Porter has been a Synchron adviser for 15 years, and Queensland manager since January 2009.

He has helped Queensland become the licensee’s second-largest state, lifting the number of Synchron representatives from 20 to 115. Mr Porter won the Association of Financial Advisers’ Michael Murphy Award last year.

Ms Vas is a former business development manager with Zurich, and has also worked for TAL and Aviva Australia.

“I’ve worked closely with Synchron during the past six years and I’m delighted to now be joining the team,” she said.

“I look forward to cultivating strong relationships with advisers and sales executives, while continuing the growth of Synchron in Queensland.”