Leadership transition and appointment of Adam Bennett as CEO
Released
Released
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13 JUNE 2024
ASX RELEASE
Leadership transition and appointment of
Adam Bennett as CEO
Plenti Group Limited (Plenti) announces the appointment of Adam Bennett as CEO, effective
from 22 July 2024. Adam will replace Daniel Foggo who will retire as Plenti’s CEO, having been
in the role for over ten years. Daniel will remain a Director and significant shareholder of Plenti
and will continue to actively support the company’s growth initiatives. Adam’s integration into
Plenti will be supported by Daniel as well as Plenti’s executive team, including two co-founders,
Ben Milsom and Glenn Riddell.
Adam is a highly experienced financial services executive with strong leadership abilities and a
proven track record of effective execution. Adam was the inaugural CEO of NSW Land Registry
Services following its $2.6 billion privatisation and led its transformation from a former
government department into a modern, customer focused and highly profitable private
company.
Prior to his role as CEO of the NSW Land Registry, Adam held Executive roles at NAB including
Chief Information Officer, Executive General Manager of Strategy Execution and Executive
General Manager Digital & Direct Banking. Notably, he led NAB digital and direct banking
channels across mortgages, personal loans & SME loans, at a time of rapid growth. Prior to his
Executive roles at NAB, Adam led Technology & Operations at Bank of New Zealand.
Mary Ploughman, Chairman of Plenti, said the Board sees Daniel’s transition from CEO to
Director as a natural progression, and is excited by Adam’s appointment:
“The Board congratulates Daniel for being a FinTech pioneer, having led Plenti to
achieve many incredible milestones as CEO, whilst driving the business to innovate
and raise the bar in retail financial services in Australia. The strength of Plenti’s FY24
results announced last month shows Daniel’s vision coming to life, and we look
forward to continuing to benefit from his strategic thinking and experience.”
“Adam was the outstanding candidate through the extensive search process we
undertook, and we are delighted to have attracted a CEO of Adam’s calibre to lead
Plenti through the next stage of its growth journey. Adam’s depth of experience in
financial services, technology, strategy design and execution ensure he is extremely
well positioned to leverage the strong foundations built by Daniel. The mandate from
the Plenti Board is for Adam to continue to drive the strong and disciplined growth
that Plenti has achieved over the last decade.”
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Adam Bennett said he was delighted to be joining Plenti as CEO:
“I was attracted to Plenti by its technology-led model and by the strength and
consistency of its track record. Since spending time with the Plenti Board and
executive team, I couldn’t be more excited about leading Plenti through its next stage
of growth.”
Daniel Foggo said he remains committed to supporting Plenti’s growth and success:
“After a decade of building Plenti as CEO it’s time to move to supporting the business
as a Director and shareholder. I remain significantly invested in the business and
deeply committed to helping Plenti achieve its mission of building Australia’s best
lender, and I remain excited about all that we can achieve.”
Employment terms
Below is a summary of material terms and conditions of employment of Adam Bennett.
Commencement date
22 July 2024
Position
Chief Executive Officer
Term and termination
Employment contract has no fixed term and may be
terminated upon the giving of 6 months’ notice by Plenti or
Mr Bennett. There are also provisions for termination without
notice in certain circumstances, including where Mr Bennett
has engaged in serious misconduct.
Fixed remuneration
$500,000 per annum base salary plus superannuation
contributions of $28,630.80 per annum in accordance with
the concessional contributions cap.
Variable remuneration
Mr Bennett will be entitled to participate in Plenti’s short
term incentive (STI) and long term incentive (LTI) plans. For
FY25:
• Mr Bennett’s STI opportunity at target will be 50% of
base salary with a potential maximum of 70% of base
salary. The Board approved STI award will be delivered
as 25% cash (payment made in May following the
release of Plenti’s full year results) and 75% share rights
vesting in two tranches, 50% in July and 50% the
following January.
• Mr Bennett’s LTI opportunity will be 100% of base
salary payable in share rights. Vesting will be subject to
performance hurdles to be determined by the Board.
Mr Bennett’s STI and LTI opportunity for FY25 will be prorated to reflect service in the role during that performance
year.
Further details of the STI and LTI plans can be found in the
Remuneration Report in the Annual Report.
Post-employment restraint
12 months.
Further information
This release was approved by the Board of Directors of Plenti.
For more information please contact:
Mary Ploughman
Chairman
shareholders@plenti.com.au
Peter Brookes
Morrow Sodali
p.brookes@morrowsodali.com
About Plenti
Plenti is a fintech lender. We provide faster, fairer loans by leveraging our smart technology.
We offer award-winning automotive, renewable energy and personal loans, delivered by our proprietary technology,
to help creditworthy borrowers bring their big ideas to life.
Since our establishment in 2014, our loan originations have grown consistently, supported by diversified loan
products, distribution channels and funding, and underpinned by our exceptional credit performance and continual
innovation.
For more information visit plenti.com.au/shareholders.
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