Hegarty has joined SimplyBiz from Tenet where he was head of business development after working for MetLife and Friends Provident.
Matt Timmins, joint managing director of the SimplyBiz Group, said: “I am thrilled to welcome Tom to the SimplyBiz team.
“He is a very talented individual who I am positive will fit in well with our young and dynamic senior team.
“I believe Tom’s previous experience the academy and grow its range of services.”
New Model Business Academy is a not for profit organisation with 16,000 members which was originally created to help advisers through the implementation of the Retail Distribution Review.
The Academy helps advisers develop their skills, share best practice and obtain qualifications.
Hegarty added: “I’m delighted to be joining the SimplyBiz Group. I have a great deal of respect for the business and am very excited about my part in the evolution of the New Model Business Academy.
“The NMBA has over 16,000 members who use its services to help them develop themselves and their business.
“I intend to build on the solid foundations of the Academy and improve and enhance the range of services it offers to advisers and other professionals within the sector.”
