Meet the Team
Breakfree have a range of team members and partners,
specialising in all fields of finance.
We are extensive knowledge of the financial industry. We love working together to help you build and protection your personal wealth.
Louise Mills
Director
Louise has over 35 years experience within the finance industry which covers a wide spectrum of lending (from home loans to institutional lending), together with wealth management.
Louise specialises in loan structuring so she can look at your situation to provide you choice of lender and the right product for you.
Louise holds a Graduate Diploma in Banking and Finance, Advanced Diploma of Financial Services (Financial Planning), Diploma of Finance and Mortgage Broking Management.
Gavin Hince
Director
Gavin Hince is a finance professional with over fifteen years experience.
Gavin has experience with National Australia Bank, ANZ, Colonial State Bank and other major providers. He has a Diploma in Banking & Finance, and a Certificate IV in Finance & Mortgage Broking.
Gavin specialises in complex, non-standard home loan applications. So if you have a complicated credit history, are self-employed or have other special circumstances, Gavin can navigate the intricacies of getting your loan approved, hassle-free.
David Patkin
David is an Australian lawyer with over 15 years of experience advising clients on wealth succession and estate administration.
Prior to establishing his own legal practice, David was the Wills and Estates Principal lawyer at R.B. Flinders lawyers in Melbourne and prior to that spent 8 years as an estate planning lawyer with NAB and then ANZ as part of their private wealth banking teams.
Through David you have access to strategic advice on all aspects of individual, family and business wealth protection, succession and administration as well as the preparation and execution of the legal documents required to give effect to those strategies.
Katerina Nicolakopoulos
BBus Adv Dip FPSSA
SMSF Specialist Advisor
Katerina has been in financial services for over 20 years. Katerina co-founded Eikon Financial Pty Ltd a Financial Planning firm originally born out of Balwyn, Melbourne. Katerina is the senior financial planner leading the team with extensive technical and industry knowledge. Katerina advises High Net Worth clients on financial planning strategies and investing their accumulated wealth.
Prior to establishing Eikon, Katerina was responsible for auditing, educating and advising 100s of financial planners across Australia in her various roles with AXA and Hillross, including: AXA Financial Planning Manager (Victoria & Tasmania); Australian Senior Project Consultant – Financial Services Reform; Paraplanning; and Compliance Consulting.
Peter Blassis
BA Dip Fin Advising (SA Fin)
Peter provides strategic advice in personal and business insurance to individual clients as well as small to large business clients. He has been working in the financial services industry since 1993, presiding as a Senior Associate of FINSIA and a member of the Association of Financial Advisors (AFA)
Peter was the Director of Langley Securities insurance services business which merged with MBS Insurance in 2017. MBS Insurance is a leader in personal and business risk protection, offering the highest standards of expert risk advice, professional management and ongoing support during claims.
Furthermore, Australian-owned insurance and financial services broker Honan Insurance and MBS Insurance have joined forces to create a new company Honan Life Insurance Group and Peter is head of the Melbourne office.
Peter holds the following qualifications: Bachelor Of Arts; Post Graduate Diploma of Public Policy; andDiploma of Financial Advising.
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