Prodigy Investment Partners' COO joins boutique

Boutique investment manager Blue Orbit Asset Managmenet has appointed Lewis Bearman to the newly-created role of chief operating officer.

Bearman was most recently the executive director and COO for Prodigy Investment Partners. Before that, he spent more than 11 years with Perennial Investment Partners including as CEO. Bearman also held senior roles at INVESTO Australia.

"We are delighted to have someone of Lewis' calibre join the team in this senior role. Lewis' many years of experience across the financial services industry and the managed funds sectors in particular will help grow the Blue Orbit's business, as well as enable us to pursue our strategic initiatives," said Blue Orbit chief executive Adam Randall.

"[Bearman's] knowledge and depth of experience embracing all aspects of operations including developing institutional grade operating models, risk management and governance will be a significant asset to our business," said Randall.

Blue Orbit was founded in 2018 by Randall, Megan Talmage, Julie Andrews, and Damien Green.