22 Mar 2010
Reflecting the growth opportunities in a number of investment consulting sectors, Mercer has announced several executive appointments aimed at taking forward the leadership of its Asia Pacific region and its global manager research boutiques businesses.
Simon Eagleton has been appointed Asia Pacific Investment Consulting Regional Business Leader. Mr. Eagleton has served as the Investment Consulting Business Leader for Australia/New Zealand for the last four years and is a seasoned investment consulting practitioner with market-facing and business leadership experience. Mr. Eagleton will build on Mercer’s investment consulting presence in growth markets such as Greater China, India, Singapore and Korea, and will expand Mercer’s global services such as Mercer Sentinel ® and Mercer’s global manager research boutiques. He retains the business leadership role in Australia/New Zealand for the immediate future and will relocate to Singapore later this year. He joins the Investment Consulting Leadership Team that oversees the global investment consulting business.
Mr Eagleton succeeds Tony Cole, who over 14 years has played a key part in building Mercer’s leading investment consulting position in the Asia Pacific region, holding Australian and, latterly, region-wide leadership positions. Mr Cole is taking on a new role centred on key client consulting, intellectual capital thought leadership and representing Mercer with government and other agencies in the Asia Pacific region. He continues as a member of the ICLT.
Anthony Lane, Regional Chief Operating Officer for Investment Consulting in Asia Pacific, will assume the role of leader of Mercer’s global manager research boutiques business. Mr Lane assumes the role from Jeff Schutes, Head of Mercer’s US Investment Consulting business.
Simon Eagleton has been appointed Asia Pacific Investment Consulting Regional Business Leader. Mr. Eagleton has served as the Investment Consulting Business Leader for Australia/New Zealand for the last four years and is a seasoned investment consulting practitioner with market-facing and business leadership experience. Mr. Eagleton will build on Mercer’s investment consulting presence in growth markets such as Greater China, India, Singapore and Korea, and will expand Mercer’s global services such as Mercer Sentinel ® and Mercer’s global manager research boutiques. He retains the business leadership role in Australia/New Zealand for the immediate future and will relocate to Singapore later this year. He joins the Investment Consulting Leadership Team that oversees the global investment consulting business.
Mr Eagleton succeeds Tony Cole, who over 14 years has played a key part in building Mercer’s leading investment consulting position in the Asia Pacific region, holding Australian and, latterly, region-wide leadership positions. Mr Cole is taking on a new role centred on key client consulting, intellectual capital thought leadership and representing Mercer with government and other agencies in the Asia Pacific region. He continues as a member of the ICLT.
Anthony Lane, Regional Chief Operating Officer for Investment Consulting in Asia Pacific, will assume the role of leader of Mercer’s global manager research boutiques business. Mr Lane assumes the role from Jeff Schutes, Head of Mercer’s US Investment Consulting business.
“We believe this realignment of responsibilities positions Mercer for continued success in a number of major growth markets,” said Andrew Kirton, Global Head of Mercer Investment Consulting business. “Asia Pacific is of particular interest to us, given the wealth of professional and private investors and growing savings pools. We aim to bring best-in-class institutional investment practice to our growing list of diverse investor clients in Asia Pacific and globally. The manager research boutiques take our research and consulting to the next level and for the first time allow our clients formal direct access to the largest full-time team of experts on investment management strategies.”
