Charter Hall Marketing Manager joins Australian Ethical

Ethical investment and superannuation provider Australian Ethical Investment (Australian Ethical) has announced the appointment of Lauren Hogbin to the newly-created role of senior manager, strategic marketing, effective February 2017.

The announcement comes on the back of news that the business has exceeded $2 billion in FUM and has strengthened both its marketing/sales and finance/operations teams.

In her new role, Hogbin will work alongside chief customer officer, Allyson Lowbridge, on marketing and brand strategy.

She joins from Charter Hall where she also held the position of senior manager, strategic marketing and prior to that she was a senior marketer with Citi.

Commenting on Australian Ethical's recent success, managing director, Phil Vernon, said: "This is a significant milestone for Australian Ethical and for ethical investing in Australia...it clearly demonstrates the rising tide of ethical investment and that Australians are increasingly seeing their investment decisions as powerful levers for effecting change."

He added: "The past year has been one of considerable change for the business as we position ourselves for continued future growth. [The] new additions to the team give us a strong platform to drive growth whilst tightly managing our risk."