First Quarter 2016 Moves Comparison
How many appointments and departures were reported this year compared to the last three years? What percentage of those appointments were secured by women? We analyse the last three years' data in Industry Moves' vault of nearly 3,500 moves to find out, and revisit some of the biggest movers who took up, or left, their roles in the first quarter of 2016. Plus we share a tip on how to drill down to the people behind the stats.
Snapshot Jan - March 2016
145............Reported appointments
92...............Reported departures
19%...........Appointments awarded internally
29%...........Appointments awarded to females
Search for a complete list of any of these appointments and/or departures in a given month using the dropdown boxes on the Moves page.
For example, select January 2016 and Appointments only to see the list of 41 January appointments reported so far this year. Click here to view!
Some 'Move' highlights for the first quarter
In January, after five years as chief investment officer at Telstra Super, Australia's largest corporate pension fund, chief investment officer Jim Christensen returned to QIC as managing director for global multi asset. Before his position at Telstra Super, Christensen was the managing director of QIC's active management division. Move details
In February Adriaan Ryder left as chief investment officer of QIC to take up an overseas post. Though tight lipped at the time, we now know that his new role is chief strategist at the Abu Dhabi Investment Council. Ryder had been with QIC for nearly eight years before moving on. Move details
South Australian industry fund, Statewide lost its long-standing chief operating officer Nicolle Rantanen in February. After an 8 month stint as acting CEO, she left the fund to take up an appointment as the first female COO of the Department of Treasury and Finance in South Australia. Read Q&A
Funds SA names new CEO
VFMC announced the appointment of Lisa Gray as chief executive officer. Departing National Australia Bank after 12 years, she took up the post at VFMC on February 1. Move details
After 23 years at Mine Wealth + Wellbeing, the $10b industry fund formerly known as Auscoal, chief executive Bruce Watson finally hung up his hat in February to move on to his 'next opportunity'. Watch this space!. Move details
In a statement acknowledging the resignation of a number of members of its multi-strategy equities team, AMP Capital announced the appointment of David Allen as global head of equities. Allen joined the organisation in March. Move details
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