New CIO announced for Sunsuper

Sunsuper has announced the appointment of Ian Patrick to the role of chief investment officer. Patrick joins Sunsuper after more than 20 years in the investment industry, with the past 14 years spent at JANA where he most recently held the role of chief executive officer.

Prior to joining JANA, Patrick was a principal at Mercer Human Resource Consulting in Sydney, acting as a superannuation consultant and actuary. Before migrating to Australia in 1999, he worked for Alexander Forbes Consultants and Actuaries, and Ginsburg Malan & Carsons Consultants & Actuaries in Johannesburg.

Commenting on Patrick's appointment, Sunsuper's chief executive officer Scott Hartley said: "Our aim is to become industry-leading in terms of our investment capability and Mr Patrick, with his extensive experience in the institutional investment industry, coupled with his demonstrated expertise in leading high performing teams, is the perfect fit for the role."

Patrick will be based in Sunsuper's Sydney office.