The seasoned senior leader brings more than two decades of corporate experience to the role
A former Westpac executive has been named group chief operating officer at PEXA, operator of the world’s first digital property exchange platform.
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Les Vance, former group executive of financial compliance and conduct at Westpac, will commence his role in October and will be supported by PEXA’s current COO, Simon Smith, who is stepping into an advisory role.
As group chief operating officer at PEXA, Vance would be responsible for the enablement of a regulatory environment that reflects PEXA’s commitment to consumers and community, extending through to the group’s legal function as well as product, pricing, enterprise governance, and delivery.
Vance will report to Glenn King, PEXA’s group managing director and CEO.
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Vance “is an incredibly credentialed executive, having worked in several senior roles across risk, transformation, legal, operations, investments, and business partnering,” King said. “Having also worked across both the banking and legal sector, he is a tremendous fit for our business.”
Vance brings more than 20 years of corporate experience to the role, having held senior roles including as COO of Westpac’s consumer division and chief risk officer at BT Financial Group (part of the Westpac Group). He was also group executive of external funds and COO at Investa Property Group, general counsel at Tab, and partner at Freehills.
