The team and our community
People are important! Our clients are super important and so is our fabulous team. We have a diverse office environment with different ages and cultural backgrounds who are all highly skilled, capable and love working together. Our office is an environment where people flourish - clients and staff! In fact many of our team’s families (parents, brothers and sisters etc) are our clients – such is their trust in what we do!

Philip Volk
Executive Chair
MBA, Grad Dip Mgt Sci, BA(econ), psc
Philip Volk

Philip Volk
Executive Chair
MBA, Grad Dip Mgt Sci, BA(econ), psc
Philip leads the business. His “why” is all about creating the context for people to make the very best of their lives – our clients, our staff and our business partners. One of the real strengths of our advice, is that we apply the collective insights, wisdom and experience of the whole advice team to your situation. This inevitably creates a much better solution for you. It’s a real privilege to be trusted with your dreams!
As well as leading this business, Philip has also coached over 100 other advice and accounting businesses.

Matthew Dunstone
Personal Wealth Adviser / Chief Operating Officer
ADFS (FP), B. Ed, SP AA SSA
Matthew Dunstone

Matthew Dunstone
Personal Wealth Adviser / Chief Operating Officer
ADFS (FP), B. Ed, SP AA SSA
Matt is our Chief Operating Officer and one of our Personal Wealth Advisers – he ensures that our delivery is spot on and the team is happy and all pulling in the same direction! Matt is a Self-Managed Super Fund specialist and has particular strengths around financial strategy but most importantly the passion to understand you and your dreams and work with you to put a great plan around them.

Scott Mitton
Personal Wealth Adviser / Partner
DFS (FP), Dip Proj Mgt, B.Bus
Scott Mitton

Scott Mitton
Personal Wealth Adviser / Partner
DFS (FP), Dip Proj Mgt, B.Bus
Scott has been much awarded! He was a finalist in the AFA rising star award in 2013 and won the RI Rising Star award in 2014! Why? He gets on with everyone and has a real passion for helping families and individuals to live more fulfilling lives by getting their finances in order! He is great at solving the "complete problem" and has the skills and network to make sure that this happens.

Connie Gigliuto
Office Manager
Connie Gigliuto

Connie Gigliuto
Office Manager
Connie started with us in 2012 and has become our ‘Enabler’ in the business. Her caring nature, positive attitude, and hard work ethic ensures the daily operations of Horizons Wealth run smoothly, including office management, accounts, HR and marketing
When Connie isn’t working, she is enjoying cooking, entertaining & spending time with her 3 children, husband, and the family dog!

Lauren Street
Portfolio Manager
DFS (FP), B.Bus
Lauren Street

Lauren Street
Portfolio Manager
DFS (FP), B.Bus
Lauren has worked with Horizons since the 2010. She is a passionate and respectful person in both her work and personal life. Lauren is a proud mother of two beautiful children and lives in Melbourne’s leafy east. She is always motivated to do her best in everything she does because she cares about providing the best possible outcome for everyone around her.

Dewmi Pathirana
Client Services Officer
Dewmi Pathirana

Dewmi Pathirana
Client Services Officer
Dewmi, a native Sri Lankan and a recent graduate in Commerce Majoring in Financial Planning and Commercial law, has joined the Horizon’s Wealth team to expand her knowledge. As our Client Service Officer, she interacts daily between our clients and external fund managers and always delivers a high level of service to ensure the clients needs are priority.
Dewmi can often be heard talking about the latest Netflix new release! Anything horror/thriller related she would be the one to ask as she has already seen it!

Steven Amor
Client Services Team Leader
Diploma in Investment Advice (UK)
Steven Amor

Steven Amor
Client Services Team Leader
Diploma in Investment Advice (UK)
Steven leads our Client Services Team and supports our Advisers in working with you to achieve your hopes and dreams. He finds great fulfilment in seeing our clients realise exceptional personal and financial outcomes and enjoys sharing in, and celebrating, those successes. In his downtime, Steven enjoys sharing time with his young family who provide him with a lot of joy, energy and purpose.

Nelangi Hewagama
Client Services Officer
Bachelors in Commerce
Nelangi Hewagama

Nelangi Hewagama
Client Services Officer
Bachelors in Commerce
Nelangi is an overseas student from Sri Lanka that has completed her Bachelors in Commerce majoring in Banking & Finance at Monash University. Working as a Client Service Officer, she enjoys being able to help out clients on a daily basis while also working together with great advisers. She also believes that every day is a new learning experience!

Melanie Hesse
Client Services Officer
Melanie Hesse

Melanie Hesse
Client Services Officer
Melanie has been in Financial Planning for 20 years. She enjoys working as a Client Service Officer to engage with both clients and Fund Managers and to produce a great outcome for our clients. Her priority is to achieve the best for all concerned.
When Mel isn’t working, she enjoys spending time with her 2 daughters and her 3 grandchildren, who bring her much love, joy and fulfilment. She also loves to cook, read, entertain and garden.
We support charities we are passionate about. Our two charitable endeavours are Financial Literacy in Australia and the SALT.