"Over the last couple of years I've given some thought as to what I would do in the next stage of my working career, and now it feels like the right time to branch off into something new," Rohde said.
"At the end of last year I took over a majority ownership of EFM Corporate, so from that point on I've had open discussions with (Port Adelaide chief executive) Keith Thomas about my future with the view that I would finish up in December of this year."