'Absolutely say what you think' - WIFA winner Verona Kenny

2019 WIFA nominations close 1 March

Tom Ellis
clock • 3 min read

Verona Kenny has had a very successful 20-year career in platforms in Australia and the UK and, here, the Women in Financial Advice Award winner imparts to Tom Ellis some wise words for women - and men - in finance

The 7IM platform boss (pictured) worked in platforms down under for eight years before moving to the UK. After working at Cofunds until L&G bought the platform, Kenny has since been at 7IM where she has been head of platform for the last five years. In October of last year, she picked up the Woman of the Year - Platforms gong at Professional Adviser's inaugural Women in Financial Advice Awards. After moving to the other side of the world to continue her career in the UK, Kenny says the biggest challenge of the move has been acclimatising to how indirect the English can be. "Austral...

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