AZ NGA chief Paul Barrett named 2025 Industry Leader of the Year

By Natalie Dolan

Global market research consultancy, CoreData has recognised AZ NGA chief executive Paul Barrett at the group’s financial advice awards in Sydney, naming Barrett the 2025 Industry Leader of the Year.

A category of CoreData’s Annual Licensee of the Year Awards, the Industry Leader of the Year Award recognises an individual who has demonstrated exceptional leadership and contributed significantly to the advancement of the financial services industry.

It is one of five categories included in the prestigious awards, alongside the flagship Licensee of the Year.

This year, CoreData garnered the opinions of over 830 financial advice professionals, representing over 50 Australian Financial Services Licensees (AFSLs), via an online survey to generate around 70,000 data points.

According to Andrew Inwood, Founder and Principal of CoreData, industry leadership has been an increasing focus of the awards, since the category was first introduced in 2019.

“The industry leadership award acknowledges the actions and activities of an individual that has had an impact on the advice industry outside the confines of a single licensee entity,” he said.

“Paul has been driving real and lasting change for several years and, across all the measurable parts of the research, his efforts had made a real difference. That hasn’t escaped the notice of Australia’s financial advisers, who are watching everything that AZ NGA does.”

In accepting the award, Barrett acknowledged the “unwavering support and belief” of the entire AZ NGA community, as they forged a new path together.

“I’m honoured to receive this award and lead AZ NGA at this exciting time for the advice profession,” he said.

“We are disrupting the financial services value chain and putting advice up top, and there has never been a better opportunity to build Super firms and a strong, integrated advice platform.”

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