NZ Super Fund appoints “stand-out candidate” as CEO

The NZ$38 billion ($26.2 billion) New Zealand Super Fund has appointed Matt Whineray as its new chief executive officer, effective from July 1. His promotion from chief investment officer follows a global search for a successor to Adrian Orr, who resigned from the fund in December last year. Whineray has been acting CEO of the Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation, the Super Fund's governing body, since March 2018. Commenting on the decision after a six-month search, the chair…