AustralianSuper adds advisor
Australia's largest super fund has appointed one of Europe's most distinguished pension industry executives to support its European investment activities.
Eloy Lindeijer has joined the $250 billion asset owner to provide strategic advice on the development of the fund's investment practice globally and its direct private markets capability.
He will join the fund's direct investment decision-making and advisory committee for the UK and European investments.
Lindeijer is a former central banker with over 30 years of experience in financial services.
Previously, he was PGGM's chief investment manager responsible for €250 billion in pension funds under management. PGGM is a not-for-profit cooperative pension fund service provider based in the Netherlands.
There, Lindeijer transformed the investment approach and investment management business of PGGM, integrating the firm's ESG approach and reducing the portfolio's carbon footprint while delivering operating effectiveness and cost reductions.
He joined PGGM from De Nederlandsche Bank, the Dutch Central Bank, where over 21 years he held a variety of roles culminating in responsibility for financial markets from 2007-2011.
Since leaving PGGM in 2020, he has taken on a variety of roles, including with the Global Impact Investing Network, the African Green Infrastructure Investment Bank initiative, and as an independent adviser.
Lindeijer has been a trustee of the Van Leer Group Foundation since 2018.
Commenting on the appointment, Damian Moloney, AustralianSuper's head of international investments noted that Lindeijerhas worked at the heart of financial markets and pension investments for three decades.
"He understands the criteria for successful long-term investment and the opportunities and challenges of developing a global investment portfolio," Moloney said.
'Eloy will contribute significantly to the successful growth of the super fund's global investment program.
In response, Lindeijer said AustralianSuper is a success story that stands out among its worldwide peers. It has a clear strategic goal to deploy funds into high-value European opportunities.
'I am looking forward to supporting the growth of the AustralianSuper's European operations and to working with the fund's high-quality investment team as they build their global portfolio," he added.
