Michael Campbell
Dip. Fin Plan., BEd., BEcon., MBA (Accounting), CFP®, ASCPA
Practice Principal, SMSF Specialist Adviser
Michael Campbell is the founding Director of Portfolio Professionals. He is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professional with a wealth of experience, having commenced in the financial services industry in 1996.
Michael began his financial planning career with Colonial First State and then moved to Sunsuper. At Sunsuper Michael was responsible for establishing and building their financial planning arm. During Michael’s time at the helm the number of clients grew from one to many hundreds.
Michael then went to ING where he was the State Manager for Distribution. During his time with ING, Michael used his planning skills and managerial skills to help planners to improve their business.
Michael’s passion for planning and helping clients has driven him to form Portfolio Professionals. He strives to help clients empower themselves with strategies and advice that makes sense.
Patricia Kristjansson
Dip. Fin Plan., BBus (Marketing), BEcon., Grad Dip Fin Mkts
Financial Adviser
Tricia has been with the team since 2013.
She has held a number of roles within the Financial Planning industry over the past 28 years.
Tricia commenced her career with a large Insurance and Superannuation company before moving into a Financial Planning role with a large Queensland Financial Planning practice. Tricia enjoyed providing tailored financial plans aiming at helping her clients achieve their financial goals.
Tricia then moved into senior management roles where she performed specialised support within Funds Management and Marketing.
Tricia has qualifications to support her practical experience. She holds a Bachelor of Economics, a Bachelor of Business (Marketing), a Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Markets and a Diploma of Financial Planning.
Tricia enjoys helping clients to achieve their financial goals.
Kim Tran
Dip. Fin Plan., B.Comm., GradDip (Inv & Fin), CFP®
Senior Financial Adviser
Kim joined Portfolio Professionals in 2023. Kim has been a financial adviser since 1999, starting her career with Lend Lease Financial Services, which eventually became NAB. She remained with them for 20 years.
Kim builds strong relationships with her clients, with many having started their planning journey with her over a decade ago. She enjoys providing comprehensive, holistic advice after realising the difference it can make in her client’s lives.
Kim’s goal is help clients make sound financial decisions today so that they can have the retirement they deserve in the future.
She is a Certified Financial Planner and has completed her Diploma of Financial Planning as well as a Bachelor of Commerce and a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment.
Kim is a highly qualified and experienced financial planner who is passionate about helping her clients achieve their financial goals.
Brooke Kitchener
BN
Service Officer
Brooke joined our team in September 2016.
She is new to the industry having previously completed her nursing qualifications. Brooke enjoys helping people and is excited about being part of a team that assists clients along their financial journey.
Brooke is often the first team member clients meet and she prides herself on ensuring right from the first contact, a client feels supported and valued.