de Pourbaix departs as Lonsec CIO

Yasmine Raso

Senior Journalist, Financial Newswire

14 April 2023

Lonsec Holdings has announced the departure of Executive Director, Investment Solutions and Chief Information Officer, Lukasz de Pourbaix, from the firm, effective from mid-June 2023.

Current CEO and Managing Director Implemented Portfolios, Michael Wright, will step in as interim Executive Director, Investment Solutions and current Portfolio Manager Multi-Asset Portfolios, Deanne Baker, has been appointed interim Chief Investment Officer (CIO), with both assuming relevant duties.

“Lukasz has made an outstanding contribution to Lonsec and the industry, establishing our strong investment consulting and managed account capabilities,” Wright said.

“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.

“We wish Lukasz all the best with the next exciting stage of his career at a leading global asset manager and can assure all investors that the team remain absolutely committed to continuing the great work.”

The Lonsec Investment Solutions team will continue to be comprised of Danial Moradi, Portfolio Manager Listed Portfolios; Veronica Klaus, Head of Investment Consulting; and Chris Robertson, Portfolio Manager ESG Aware for Implemented Portfolios (IPL).

Baker is also the Chair of the Lonsec Investment Solutions Asset Allocation Investment Committee and a member of the IPL Asset Allocation Investment Committee.

Lonsec also confirmed Dr Steve Garth as the independent chair of the Product Investment Oversight Committee (PIOC), dedicated to managing the risk management framework of IPL and Lonsec portfolios.