Girol Karacaoglu has been appointed to the top job at WestpacTrust Financial Services.
He replaces Vance Arkinstall who has been in the job on a contract base to oversee the intergration process following Westpac's purchase of Trust Bank.
Karacaoglu was previously general manager of WestpacTrust Investment Management, part of the financial services group he now heads. Other companies in the group include WestpacTrust Life, Westpact Nominees, WestpactTrust Superannuation Nominees and WestpacTrust Unit Investments.