Brian Bourdôt has been appointed to the position of Manager, NZ Equities and will oversee the New Zealand Superannuation Fund's active NZ equities team.

Mr Bourdôt, who joined the Fund as a Portfolio Manager in 2013, has previously held roles with UBS, Deutsche Bank and Barclays.

The Guardians has also appointed Daria Murray as Portfolio Manager, NZ Equities. Ms Murray, originally from London, joins us from Alliance Bernstein, where she was Vice President, Global Equities. Daria spent the bulk of her career on the buy-side investing in global equities, prior to which she was at JPMorgan Chase & Co. (formerly Bear Stearns).

The Guardians’ NZ equities team also includes Analyst Tip Piumsomboon.

Former Manager, NZ Equities Tim Mitchell will continue with the Guardians in the strategic development team.

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Media contact: Catherine Etheredge, Head of Communications, 0274 777 501, cetheredge@nzsuperfund.co.nz