EQT appoints new Independent Director

EQT has appointed Glenn Sedgwick as an independent, non-executive director, effective 8 August 2016. He will also join EQT's Board Risk and Board Audit committees.

Sedgwick has more than 30 years' experience in advising boardrooms of listed and unlisted Australian, Chinese and other Asian businesses across financial services, and information technology.

Commenting on the appointment, EQT chair Tony Killen said: "We are delighted Mr Sedgwick has agreed to join our Board. His appointment comes at an opportune time when EQT has completed a series of initiatives designed to ensure we realise our full potential. We are positioned to pursue opportunities for growth, including asserting our presence in Asia in response to the growing demand from our clients in that region."