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Eat My Lunch founder, Lisa King joins Simplicity The founder of Eat My Lunch and New Zealander of the Year finalist, Lisa King has found a new home at Simplicity. King has joined Simplicity as consulting brand director, focusing on growing the Simplicity brand and presence across New Zealand. King believes that business should have a social purpose. She has been admiring Simplicity’s progress for a number of years, and believes the company has the potential to revolutionise the finance sector in New Zealand. “I love Simplicity’s mission and values which absolutely align to my own,” says King. “It’s an opportunity for me to be part of another purpose driven organisation that will have a massive impact on the lives of so many Kiwis.”
Former AMP Capital man joins Salt Salt beefs up its team with the appointment of a former AMP Capital manager. Salt Funds Management has appointed Greg McMaster as its head of client partnerships. Salt has made significant commitments to its research-driven investment process over the last year. By hiring Greg, the company is now looking to emphasise its client-centric business model, with high service levels and quality investment products. Salt sees significant growth opportunities in the New Zealand market and McMaster adds widely-acknowledged expertise in marketing, client partnerships and commercial capability, the company says. “Greg becomes available to us at an opportune moment and we are delighted to add his extensive experience in maintaining and growing strong partnerships with a wide set of clients.” “Salt is keen to utilise Greg’s skills to further increase our engagement with our client base, allowing us to constantly be aware of our clients’ needs and their desired investment outcomes in these difficult and volatile times.” said Paul Harrison, managing director. McMaster has spent more than eight years at AMP Capital where he was, most recently, head of clients. 010 | ASSET OCTOBER 2020
Kiwi Invest reveal new asset allocation strategist Kiwi Invest has brought on former Sanlam Investments head of portfolio construction, Peter Urbani, as its new asset allocation strategist. Urbani has been working with Kiwi Invest since the end of June but Covid-19 lockdown restrictions have meant that he has been working remotely out of Cape Town. He hopes to join the physical New Zealand offices by the end of this year. Urbani’s previous role at South African global asset manager Sanlam has seen him heavily involved with top level multi-asset portfolio construction and manager selection. At Kiwi Invest he will be driving the build of their asset allocation framework and working with the investment team to scope and implement improvements to their portfolios. Some of the highest priority topics are allocation to Australasian equities, fixed income benchmarks and decarbonisation.
