ARIA appoints chief investment officer
ARIA's chairman, Susan Doyle, and chief executive officer, Steve Gibbs, today announced the appointment of Alison Tarditi as chief investment officer of the $17 billion super fund for Australian Government employees.
Tarditi is a seasoned strategist with extensive experience in equity markets, risk management and global macro-economic issues gained over 18 years working for the Reserve Bank of Australia (as senior economist), BT Financial Group (as senior international economic strategist) and Principal Global Investors (as executive vice president).
Over the past four years, Tarditi has been director of equity strategy at Citigroup Smith Barney providing strategic analysis and advice to domestic and international institutional investors, retail investors and Australian corporate and Government bodies.
She is a regular speaker at international investment forums.
In making the announcement, Steve Gibbs said: "The process of finding the right person for this critical role has been time consuming and demanding but our diligent and rigorous process has paid off.
"Alison has the strategic insight and skills we wanted to lead ARIA's investment team in continuing to develop our investment framework and provide members with the growth they require to make the most of their financial future."
8 May 2006
