Link Group has appointed Gail Pemberton as an independent non-executive director, effective from 8 January.
Pemberton is a bank and wealth management specialist and was formerly chief executive and managing director of BNP Paribas’ business in Australia and New Zealand.
She was also previously group chief information officer and financial services group chief operating officer at Macquarie Bank. As well as roles in Australia, she was chief operating officer of BNP Paribas in London.
In the wealth management space, she also spent a decade as chair of OneVue, which became part of Iress three years ago.
Pemberton was awarded an Order of Australia medal in 2018 for services to the financial and banking industry.
Link Group chair Michael Carapiet said: “I am delighted to welcome Gail and I believe she will make a great contribution to the board. Gail’s knowledge of Australia’s technology and financial services sector will enhance our board greatly.”
She will fill a spot left by the departure of Sally Pitkin, Peeyush Gupta, and Glen Boreham who left at the end of November.
The firm said it will be focusing its Retirement and Superannuation Solutions (RSS) business and its corporate markets one. The firm divested its Funds Solutions business and its Banking and Credit Management business as well as the demerger and in specie distribution of PEXA earlier this year.
Earlier this year, the firm appointed Mark Lennon as an independent non-executive director. Lennon has served on a variety of super fund boards including First State Super and Energy Industries Superannuation Scheme (EISS).
