Australian Ethical chair retires
The chair of Australian Ethical Investment, Naomi Edwards, will be retiring with effect from 23 March to focus on environmental and conservation activities.
Edwards has been a board member for six years and chair for three, and will be replaced as chair by fellow board member Andre Morony.
Morony has 40 years experience in the finance sector, starting with a number of roles at Treasury before taking on a variety of roles at BT including chief economist and chief investment officer. From 2001 to 2006 Morony was chief investment officer at Government employee super fund ARIA.
In a statement to the Australian Securities Exchange announcing the move, the Australian Ethical board thanked Edwards for her significant contribution and welcomed Morony to the role.
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