Frontier names new chair

Frontier Advisors has appointed a former Hesta employer director to take over as chair of the asset consultant.

Angela Emslie, who also served as a director of the Vision Super, Vic Super and Care Super, will replace Gabriel Szondy.

Currently, she sits on the boards of Reinsurance Group of America ANZ and State Trustees and has been a director of Frontier since 2011.

Emslie was a director and president of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees from 2007 until her resignation as president in 2016.

Frontier chief executive Andrew Polson thanked Szondy for his service to the firm, saying the chair had made an enormous contributution.

"Gabriel has been a fantastic leader of our business during a period of considerable transformation and growth," he added.

"During Gabriel's tenure on our board, the firm evolved from a relatively simple business working primarily with super funds to a group nearing one hundred staff and fifty clients across a range of sectors and geographies.

"Gabriel has led the firm through that evolution and leaves Frontier as the market leader and well placed to enter our next growth period."

"Frontier is a vitally important part of the institutional investment landscape," he said, stressing the importance of independent advisers. I'm very excited for what lies ahead for Frontier and the role it will continue to play," added Szondy.

Szondy said helping the firm retain its commitment to unconflicted advice in the face of intense market pressure was one of the achievements he is proud of having overseen.

During his time as chair, Frontier set up its Global Investment Research Alliance and its Partners Platform technology, and added specialist sector researchers to the consulting team.

Frontier will not replace Szondy on the now six-member board.