Queensland-based QSuper has strengthened its internal investment capability via three new appointments, two of them drawn from within the ranks of QIC.
The fund announced today that Damian Lillicrap has been appointed as head of strategy and Herbert Chang as head of capital markets.
Lillicrap and Chang join QSuper’s new head of funds management, Charles Woodhouse, and its recently appointed chief investment officer, Brad Holzberger.
Woodhouse was previously head of alpha investments at QIC, while Lillicrap was head of portfolio design at QIC. Chang has an accountancy background.
Commenting on the appointments, QSuper chief executive Rosemary Vilgan said the investment team would have responsibility for implementing investment policy decisions and structuring potential investments.
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