Australian Unity names Fund Manager for Office Fund

Mark Lumby
MARK LUMBY
Australian Unity Investments - Fund Manager - Australian Unity Office Fund
APPOINTMENT
AUSTRALIAN UNITY INVESTMENTS
Date: December 2018
Position: Fund Manager - Australian Unity Office Fund

Australian Unity Investment Real Estate Limited (AURIEL), a subsidiary of Australian Unity, has announced the appointment of Mark Lumby as fund manager of the Australian Unity Office Fund (ASX: AOF).

Lumby - who has 20 years' industry experience, the last 10 working with the assets of AOF - joined Australian Unity in 2011 and is currently the firm's head of commercial property.

In a statement to the ASX, AURIEL said: "AOF will continue to be supported by the resourcing and expertise of the Australian Unity property team. This includes Australian Unity Funds Management Limited as investment manager and Australian Unity Property Management Pty Limited as provider of property management services."

Lumby succeeds Grant Nichols, who stepped down as AOF fund manager on 30 November 2018 and will commence in his new role as fund manager for the Centuria Metropolitan REIT in January 2019.

Australian Unity and the board of AUIREL said they "would like to thank Mr Nichols, and wish him every success in the future."