Fintel IQ, Fintel’s fintech arm, has appointed Paul Chedzey to a newly-created role of chief sales officer. 

Parent company Fintel owns adviser support firms SimplyBiz and Defaqto and has acquired numerous tech firms recently to form its new Fintel IQ division.

Mr Chedzey has held senior sales and client management roles at Iress, Dynamic Planner and Inteliflo.

He will work across Fintel’s expanding fintech interests after a number of recent acquisitions and has the target of accelerating sales.

Fintel IQ was launched in May and includes Plannr, Defaqto, VouchedFor, Competent Adviser, Synaptic, ifaDASH, APS and Owen James.

Its aim is to help large intermediary businesses manage their advice and regulatory processes through a single connected technology platform.

Kyle Augustin, CEO of Fintel IQ, said: “Paul not only brings with him a wealth of experience from some of the leading names in the sector but is also passionate about helping advice firms find the right solutions for them, delivered in a connected and efficient way. 

“Paul shares our belief that everyone should have access to professional advice, and Fintel IQ exists to build simple to use, connected technology which increases the accessibility of financial services.”  

Mr Chedzey said: “Fintel IQ has a clear and unwavering focus on helping large advice firms to tackle the challenges they have faced around inconsistency of approach and user experiences throughout their software stack, and a robust strategy of how they will make this happens.”

Fintel IQ is a customisable, connected technology and workflow platform developed through two-way API integrations.