Bell Financial Group appoints Nick Hamilton as CFO

The news: Bell Financial Group has appointed McMillan Shakespeare executive Nick Hamilton as its new chief financial officer.

The context: Hamilton will begin in the role on 28 July, succeeding Dean Davenport who has been serving as interim CFO for the past 18 months since being appointed co-chief executive. Davenport was previously CFO for more than 20 years.

Hamilton leaves business services provider McMillan Shakespeare after a 10-year stint, which included time as interim CFO in the five months to January 2025.

He previously spent seven years as a director at Credit Suisse and nine years as a director at KPMG.