Kina Securities announced the appointment of Mr. Greg Pawson to the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Kina's senior management succession plan includes: Splitting the roles of Managing Director and CEO to facilitate the transition of a replacement for Mr. Syd Yates who after a successful 20 years leading Kina has decided to transition to retirement. Syd Yates will relinquish the CEO role and continue as Managing Director (MD) until 31 December 2017 to enable him to continue overseeing the advancement of several strategic initiatives.

Appointing experienced banking and financial services executive Mr. Greg Pawson as the new CEO to replace Mr. Yates. Mr. Pawson will also take over the Managing Director role from 1 January 2018. Most recently, Pawson was Westpac's General Manager South East Asia Pacific providing strategic oversight and governance to the bank's Singapore, India and Indonesia operations in addition to its Pacific portfolio, including banks in Fiji and Papua New Guinea.