##{"id":98369,"date":"2021-12-01T16:18:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-01T05:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fnarena.com\/index.php\/2021\/12\/01\/practifi-welcomes-umesh-banga-as-director-advice-solutions-apac\/"},"modified":"2021-12-01T16:18:00","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T05:18:00","slug":"practifi-welcomes-umesh-banga-as-director-advice-solutions-apac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.fnarena.com\/index.php\/2021\/12\/01\/practifi-welcomes-umesh-banga-as-director-advice-solutions-apac\/","title":{"rendered":"Practifi Welcomes Umesh Banga as Director, Advice Solutions &#8211; APAC"},"content":{"rendered":"<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"10\" cellpadding=\"5\" align=\"right\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnasia.com\/media2\/1583771\/Practifi_Logo.jpg?p=medium600\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" title=\"logo\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" width=\"118\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><i>Former Head of XPLAN Systems and Technology at IOOF Brings 15 Years of Industry Expertise to Practifi&#8217;s Leadership Team<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">SYDNEY<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Dec. 1, 2021<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8211;&#160;Practifi, a business management platform for high-performing wealth institutions, broker-dealers and RIAs, today announced <span class=\"xn-person\">Umesh Banga<\/span> has joined the company as Director, Advice Solutions &#8211; APAC. In this role, Umesh will partner with Practifi&#8217;s client success, professional services, sales and product teams to ensure their offering continues to provide exceptional service to financial advisors across APAC.<\/p>\n<p>&#034;Umesh&#8217;s hire reaffirms Practifi&#8217;s commitment to meeting the increasing demand from its clients across APAC. His experience and expertise in financial advice and technology will further amplify the work of the Australian office,&#034; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Adrian Johnstone<\/span>, co-founder and president of Practifi. &#034;Umesh is a thorough wealth industry professional and will be a powerful addition to our business.&#034;<\/p>\n<p>Banga joins Practifi after serving as the head of Xplan systems and technology at IOOF where he was responsible for leading five teams: Xplan, project management, Salesforce, data reporting, and development. Prior to his time at IOOF, Banga was the key accounts manager at Iress, and, before that, was a paraplanning\/project manager at PSK Financial Services. <\/p>\n<p><b>About Practifi<br \/><\/b>More than a CRM, Practifi is an enterprise-grade business management platform designed for high-performing financial advice firms. Practifi&#8217;s innovative product suite helps advisory teams integrate systems and automate processes while maximizing revenue, boosting growth, and strengthening client relationships. With a focus on client success and product innovation, Practifi provides the foundation and support needed to build the financial advisory firm of the future. Practifi was founded in <span class=\"xn-location\">Sydney, Australia<\/span>, and has U.S. headquarters in <span class=\"xn-location\">Chicago<\/span>. 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