Briefs: MFAA’s Felton retires, Laybuy CFO moves on, new PEXA director

Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia chief executive Mike Felton is stepping down after five-and-a-half years in the role. Felton departs after securing commitments from both sides of politics not to review broker remuneration – a significant win for the industry. He also leaves at a time when mortgage broker share of home loan originations has never been higher. MFAA chair Rose De Rossi said the board had begun a search for a replacement.
With the release of its 2021/22 financial report imminent, BNPL company Laybuy Holdings has parted company with its chief financial officer Katrina Kirkcaldie. Laybuy announced that the new CFO will be Mark Conelly, who has worked in senior finance roles at New Zealand listed companies The Warehouse Group and Trade Me. Conelly has been working at Laybuy as a consultant for the past couple of months.
Helen Silver has joined the board of digital property exchange operator PEXA Group as a non-executive director. Silver has worked as a senior executive at NAB and Allianz Australia, where her most recent job was deputy managing director. She has worked at the Productivity Commission and was secretary of the Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet from 2008 to 2013.