Lonsec CIO finds new opportunity

Lonsec's investment chief is leaving the firm after more than a decade to take up a role with a global asset manager.

Lukasz de Pourbaix, who is also an executive director, had been with the research house for almost 15 years.

Lonsec's multi-asset portfolio manager Deanne Baker will step into the role of the interim investment chief executive while Lonsec searches for a replacement for de Pourbaix.

Until they find his successor, executive director responsibilities for Lonsec would be asumed by Michael Wright, Lonsec's chief executive and managing director for implemented portfolios.

The outgoing investment head joined Lonsec in 2008 as an investment consultant and was promoted to general manager of investment consulting three years later.

Earlier in his career, he worked as a research manager at ING Australia and an adviser services consultant at BT Investment Management.

Wright noted that de Pourbaix had made an "outstanding contribution" to Lonsec and the industry.

"As group CIO, Lukasz has overseen the various investment committees used to make medium-term investment decisions based on a clearly defined, common sense research-based investment philosophy," he said.

"We wish Lukasz all the best with the next exciting stage of his career ... and can assure all investors that the team remain absolutely committed to continuing the great work."

Baker would also chair the Lonsec Investment Solutions Asset Allocation Investment Committee and join the IPL Asset Allocation Investment Committee as a member.

According to the firm, Danial Moradi will continue to manage the listed portfolio, Veronica Klaus will lead the investment consulting services and Chris Robertson, will look after the implemented portfolios after moving across with the acquisition of IPL.

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