Mercer has appointed Graeme Mather as market business leader for its investment consulting business in Australia and New Zealand.
He joined Mercer in 1998 and managed the London office for investment consulting before relocating to Australia in January 2010.
Mather’s predecessor, Simon Eagleton, was recently promoted to the role of Asia Pacific region business leader of Mercer’s Investment Consulting business in Singapore.
Eagleton said he’s confident Mather’s international perspective and management experience would assist Mercer in continuing to build success in the Australian and New Zealand markets.
“Our clients will also benefit from Graeme’s considerable investment consulting expertise, particularly his knowledge of defined contribution target date strategies, pension phase solutions, as well as risk management within defined benefit schemes.”
David Anderson, Mercer’s managing director and market leader for Australia and New Zealand, said he looks forward to Mather joining their market leadership for the region.
“As a team we will continue to be inquisitive about the growth opportunities for Mercer in this market across our consulting, outsourcing and investments businesses,” added Anderson.
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