Former AustralianSuper exec joins KPMG

KPMG has announced the appointment of Rohit Mendiratta as head of the firm's asset & wealth management strategy team, effective September 2017.

Mendiratta is a former head of group strategy and planning at AustralianSuper. He was also head of the $120 billion fund's performance and analytics teams, led the development of the five year 2020 strategy, and established the fund's analytics and big data capabilities.

Mendiratta has over 15 years' experience in capital planning and leading large scale transformation programs across the financial services and technology, media and telecommunications sectors. Before joining AustralianSuper, he held a variety of roles at Telstra, Westpac and RMIT.

Commenting on his appointment at KMPG, Paul Howes, head of asset & wealth management, said: "We are very pleased that Rohit will be joining us and in his new role he will partner with the wider firm to develop further its presence in the ever changing wealth sector. He will play a crucial role in helping us leverage new services into this growing market and deliver deeper value to our clients."

Mendiratta added: "Broadly there are three key principles that organisations must adopt, that are critical for success in this fast-changing environment: a relentless obsession for the customer; an openness to 'new ways' of doing business across people, process & technology; and lastly speed to market and decision making."