Chris Crough
HEAD OF PRIVATE WEALTH
Certified Financial Planner®
Diploma of Financial Services (Financial Planning)
Advanced Diploma of Financial Services (Financial Planning)
The Chris Crough story starts with two words. Coffee boy. His parents were clients of the firm and found out there was a job available. Chris had finished uni and was looking for something fulfilling. He found ‘coffee boy’. Of course, there is a technical name for this role, it’s ‘traineeship’, but as Chris remembers it, he spent more time making coffee and filing than anything else.
But his ability to learn, grow and achieve for himself and his clients, meant that his rise was inevitable.
“I like what I do … I like my clients and I like the guys I work with. The culture here is enjoyable, and everyone respects each other.” Read more
Rob Petrie
HEAD OF PRIVATE WEALTH
With over 25 years’ experience in the financial services industry, Rob has built a reputation as a strategic, innovative, and results-driven leader with a proven track record in building high performing teams.
A determined leader, Rob has a history of leading large teams through periods of sustained transformation driven by numerous complex environmental influences. An experienced financial planner with a passion for championing the cause of professional financial planners and the demonstrated link between planner advocacy and the execution of advice to secure positive financial outcomes for clients. Read more
Graeme Quinlan
HEAD OF INVESTMENT COMMITTEE
Certified Financial Planner®
Diploma of Financial Services (Financial Planning)
Advanced Diploma of Financial Services (Financial Planning)
Bachelor of Science (Mathematics)
“Both my parents were school teachers and there’s a big teaching element to what we do as financial planners … teaching is in my DNA.”
For Graeme, working at First Financial provides the opportunity to build a financial planning business that embraces change and innovation … and one he has always wanted for staff and clients.
“When I started in the business I was more technically minded … Read more
Brad Jackson
PRINCIPAL
Bachelor of Commerce/Law – BCom/LLB (University of Tasmania)
Graduate Diploma of Financial Planning (Securities Institute)
Lawyer turned financial adviser Brad Jackson has been with the firm for 22 years, but feels like he’s just getting started.
“The formal education in law and commerce is very transportable throughout different disciplines. I knew, joining the financial planning world, that it was a chance for me as a young guy to stand out in a growing, evolving industry.” Read more