Sydney, Australia – 10 August 2026 – HUB24 Limited (ASX: HUB) has strengthened its executive leadership team with the appointment of Jason Hair as Chief Operating & Innovation Officer.
Following the retirement of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) in July, HUB24 established this new role, which incorporates the CIO’s responsibilities within a broader remit spanning innovation and strategy implementation.
The expanded role reflects the Group’s ongoing investment in technology and innovation to support growth and deliver enhanced outcomes for financial professionals and their clients.
Mr Hair brings extensive executive leadership experience across technology, operations, transformation, and customer-focused businesses. He joins HUB24 from Westpac, where he was Group Chief Digital Officer, accountable for the Group’s digital strategy, platforms and customer channels serving more than six million digitally active customers. He has also held senior leadership roles at organisations including Woolworths and Virgin Mobile, leading large and complex teams through periods of growth, transformation and digital innovation.
HUB24 Managing Director and CEO, Andrew Alcock said the newly created role reflects HUB24’s ongoing investment in technology, artificial intelligence, and innovation to enhance customer outcomes, increase productivity, and drive delivery of the Group’s strategy.
“Jason is a highly regarded leader with deep experience across technology, digital strategy and innovation. His leadership will further strengthen our ability to execute at pace, leverage emerging technologies, and deliver solutions that create value for our customers.
AI is already helping drive better customer outcomes, faster delivery and increased productivity across the business, and Jason will play an important role in advancing these capabilities as we continue to deliver on our purpose of empowering better financial futures, together.”
Commenting on his appointment Mr Hair said, “HUB24 has built a strong reputation for delivering innovative solutions and anticipating the needs of customers. I look forward to working with the leadership team to build on that foundation and execute the Group’s strategy.”
Mr Hair will lead the Group’s technology,innovation, program management and enterprise solutions functions, with responsibility for leading the implementation of key strategic initiatives across the Group, including the ongoing development of myhub and the adoption of AI and innovative technologies.
Alongside Mr Hair’s appointment, current Chief Operating Officer Craig Lawrenson will assume the title of Chief Executive, Platform, reflecting his end-to-end leadership of HUB24’s platform business as the Group continues to invest in delivering a leading platform experience for financial advisers and their clients.
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About HUB24
HUB24 Limited is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange, and includes the award-winning HUB24 platform, HUBconnect, Class and myprosperity.
The HUB24 platform offers advisers and their clients a comprehensive range of investment options, including market-leading managed portfolio solutions, and enhanced transaction and reporting functionality. As one of the fastest growing platforms in the market, the platform is recognised for providing choice and innovative product solutions that create value for advisers and their clients.
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