Weekly roundup of people news, Oct 25
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NZ SUPER APPOINTS JOINT CIOs
The Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation (NZ Super) appointed Brad Dunstan and Will Goodwin as joint chief investment officers, effective December 2.
Both executives will replace former CIO Stephen Gilmore, who departed at the end of June to lead the investments team at CalPERS.
Dunstan, who currently serves as the head of portfolio completion, joined NZ Super in September 2013.
Goodwin joined the fund in 2016 as head of New Zealand direct investments before being promoted to head of direct investments in 2019.
In his current role, he leads private equity, real asset, active listed equities, and machine learning investments, and serves as a member of the fund's investment committee.
Alex Bacchus, the fund's head of strategic tilting, has been serving as acting CIO since Gilmore's departure and will continue in this interim role until the joint CIOs take over in December.
REST SUPER NAMES INTERIM CO-CIOs
Rest Super, one of Australia's largest profit-to-member superannuation funds, named Simon Esposito and Kiran Singh as interim co-chief investment officers following Andrew Lill's resignation.
Both executives are based in Melbourne and will take on their new roles when Lill departs in November.
Esposito, who is currently Rest's head of private markets and deputy CIO, joined the fund in 2014.
His career at the super fund has focused on fund and direct investments across unlisted property, infrastructure, agriculture, and private equity assets.
He was previously a senior member of the Super Investment Management team before its integration into Rest's investment team in 2020.
Singh, who serves as Rest's head of listed assets, joined the organisation in May 2021.
He oversees the fund's listed equities, fixed income, and credit asset classes, managing both internal and external strategies.
Both executives will maintain their current responsibilities alongside their interim CIO duties, subject to regulatory requirements.
Rest has initiated a search process to appoint a permanent replacement for Lill.
PHILIPPINES’ SSS APPOINTS NEW OFFICER IN CHARGE
The Philippines’ Social Security System (SSS) appointed Commissioner Robert Joseph M. De Claro as the new Officer-in-Charge, effective October 11, following the resignation of Rolando Ledesma Macasaet.
The decision was made by the Social Security Commission (SSC), the policymaking body of the SSS.
De Claro has served on the SSC since January 11, 2023, representing the employers’ group.
As a Commissioner, he chaired the IT and Collection and Contribution Committee and participated in key committees covering audit, risk, investment, and governance.
M&G HIRES FOR APAC INTERMEDIARY DISTRIBUTION
M&G Investments appointed Kristy Wong as head of intermediary distribution for Greater China and Alfred Foo as head of intermediary distribution for Southeast Asia.
Based in Hong Kong, Wong will lead M&G’s intermediary distribution business across Greater China, particularly Hong Kong and mainland China.
She was previously senior vice president of intermediary distribution for Greater China at PineBridge Investments.
Alfred Foo, based in Singapore, will seek new distribution opportunities across Southeast Asia, including Thailand and Malaysia.
His appointment recognises his contributions since joining M&G three years ago, when he was director for intermediary channels. He also worked at Vanguard and abrdn.
FORMER AIA FUND SELECTOR JOINS PRUDENTIAL
Ceri Ng joined Prudential in Singapore as head of external fund management, leading and collaborating with the team in the Group Chief Investment Office, she said in a post on her LinkedIn profile.
AsianInvestor could not ascertain more details on Ng’s role. Prudential declined to comment on the hire.
Ng returns to Prudential after working with the AIA group, where she worked since July 2020, according to her LinkedIn profile.
In her previous stint at Prudential, she was director of fund research for the regional investment office.
AsianInvestor reported on her departure from AIA in September.
KNIGHT FRANK APPOINTS MD FOR NORTH & EAST CHINA
Knight Frank Hong Kong named Virginia Huang as managing director, North and East China based in Shanghai, with immediate effect.
Reporting to Craig Shute, chief executive officer of Greater China, Huang will oversee the firm’s operations in both the Beijing and Shanghai offices.
She joins Knight Frank with a background that encompasses commercial office, real estate fund management, and sustainable operations during her tenures at CBRE and Keppel Land.
Additionally, she established BIBT, an AI-enabled property technology startup.
She takes over from Ying Shin Lee, managing director of Shanghai, who is leaving the firm.
COLLIERS BOLSTERS HK CAPITAL MARKETS AND INVESTMENT SERVICES
Colliers announced two new hires to bolster its capital markets and investment services team in Hong Kong: Raymond Ho was appointed executive director, and James Wong was named senior director.
They will collaborate closely with the wider capital markets and investment services team, to further enhance Colliers’ service offering to clients in Hong Kong’s luxury residential market.
Ho and Wong will provide advisory services on investment acquisition and divestment strategy, debt advisory and sales, strategic asset allocation consultancy and M&A advisory in relation to luxury residential properties in particular.
He joined from JLL, and worked at Savills previously for over 16 years.
Wong also joins from JLL and previously worked at Savills for 12 years.
CHUBB NAMES NEW MALAYSIA COUNTRY PRESIDENT
Insurer Chubb appointed today Jon Longmore as country president of Malaysia, effective early November and subject to regulatory and other approvals.
He succeeds Stephen Crouch, who was appointed head of government affairs, Asia Pacific.
In his new role, Longmore will be based in Kuala Lumpur and continue reporting to Marcos Gunn, regional president, Asia Pacific.
Longmore has worked for 13 years at Chubb.
Longmore is currently country president of PT Chubb General Insurance Indonesia.
Adrianto Gunawan, chief financial officer for Indonesia, will take on the additional role of interim country president while the search for a permanent successor is underway.