Pillar Administration has appointed Mary Damianos to the newly created role of executive general manager, organisational change to help its multi-phase business transformation program.
The program, Project Eleanor, will modernise superannuation administration services and provide digital and mobile engagement for members.
Pillar chief executive and managing director, Peter Brook, said the project would "enable Pillar to effectively embed the organisational change that compliments the project deliverables whilst enabling clients to develop unique products, services, fee structures, and digital experience offerings via the unique differentiation capabilities of the platform."
Damianos was most recently held strategic business mobilisation roles at ME Bank and has been a change leader at AIA Australia, Energy Australia, National Australia Bank, and Australia Post.
"It is tremendously exciting to be asked to join Pillar as it is on the cusp of bringing one of the most sophisticated transformation projects Australia's finance sector has seen," Damianos said.
"Managing the organisational change, as we realign the business and its practices to ensure the greatest positive impact for all, is a challenge I relish."
Australian Ethical has named its new head of equities, who previously spent 12 years at Perpetual.
The country’s sovereign wealth fund has unveiled a flurry of changes to its leadership team, including the appointment of a key executive role.
With Damian Graham stepping into a new capacity within the $190 billion super fund ahead of his retirement, a global search is set to commence for his replacement.
Cbus has swiftly promoted Leigh Gavin to chief investment officer only months after naming him deputy, as the fund works towards growing in size and bringing its investment expertise in-house.