Mercer has succeeded in recruiting the former managing director of superannuation for Russell Investments, Steve Schubert, and has appointed him to a new role as enterprise-wide client manager leader in Australia and New Zealand.
Mercer announced the appointment today and said Schubert would be responsible for driving growth while managing Mercer's largest clients across its consulting, outsourcing and investments businesses.
Commenting on the appointment, Mercer managing director and market leader for Australia and New Zealand David Anderson said the company was excited about Schubert's new role and the establishment of a dedicated, enterprise wide client management team.
Schubert will report to Anderson and will be based in Melbourne.
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