Blue Sky appoints former Perpetual Group Exec to its Board

Blue Sky Alternative Investments Limited (Blue Sky) has announced the appointment of Michael Gordon as an independent board director, effective February 2017.

Gordon has over thirty years' experience in the financial services and funds management industry, most recently as group executive for Perpetual Investments, a role he left in February 2016. At Perpetual he was responsible for over $30 billion of FUM for institutional and retail clients.

Prior to Perpetual, he held roles as global chief investment officer (CIO) at BNP Paribas Investment Partners in London, global CIO at Fidelity International worldwide and as joint managing director and CIO for Schroders in Australia.

In addition to his role as an independent director of Blue Sky, Gordon will chair Blue Sky's Nomination and Remuneration Committee as well as serving as a member of Blue Sky's Audit Committee.

Gordon is to be joined on the board by Philip Hennessy, former Queensland chair of KPMG.

Commenting on the appointments, chair of Blue Sky, John Kain said: "Having conducted a thorough process over the course of 2016, we are excited to welcome Michael and Phil to our Board. The platform that Blue Sky has built over the last ten years is rapidly scaling and both Michael and Phil bring a range of skills and experience that will enhance that growth."

"Michael has had a distinguished career as one of Australia's most successful investment management leaders...Michael's deep knowledge of institutional capital and his hands-on experience running large institutional funds management businesses in Australia, Europe and Asia will be invaluable in helping drive that growth."