Perpetual has named Nathan Parkin as its new deputy head of equities following the retirement of equities head Matt Williams and the promotion of former deputy Paul Skamvougeras. Parkin worked for Perpetual for six years between 1997 and 2003 and rejoined the company in 2010. His most recent role was co-portfolio manager - industrial funds, holding joint responsibility for Perpetual's Industrial Share strategy while overseeing the company's Ethical SRI strategy and Sustainable Share strategy.