Mercer appoints new Chief Investment Officer, Pacific

Mercer has announced the appointment of Kylie Willment as chief investment officer, Pacific, effective 25 October 2017.

In her new role, Willment will work closely with Mercer's global Wealth team and be responsible for the investment performance of Mercer's "suite of diversified funds and asset class building blocks in the Pacific."

Willment joins Mercer from NSW Treasury Corporation (TCorp) where she has held a number of senior investment positions over the past 17 years.

Commenting on her appointment, Simon Eagleton, Mercer's institutional wealth leader, Pacific said: "Kylie brings with her an impressive set of skills and experience in all aspects of institutional investing. She has a passion for aligning investment strategy with investor needs, and in her time at TCorp, Kylie was very much a key contributor to TCorp's excellent investment performance track record...Kylie's experience in designing and managing investment solutions that consistently meet long-term investors' needs will further differentiate our team. We're very excited to have Kylie on board."

Willment added: "Mercer is continuing to grow rapidly - both in terms of assets under management and the range of investment clients it serves - and I am looking forward to being part of Mercer's future success."

She succeeds Russell Clarke who left Mercer earlier in the year to take on the role of CIO for Victorian Funds Management Corporation.