Brooks takes Russell job to US
Meredith Brooks has stepped down from her position as managing director Aus-tralasia for investment services group Frank Russell.
Meredith Brooks has stepped down from her position as managing director Aus-tralasia for investment services group Frank Russell.
Brooks who has held the managing director position since 1996 departs Australia to assume a global management position in Russell's New York office.
According to Brooks, her new role as managing director of institutional invest-ments services, focuses on a combined role of consulting and implementing con-sulting.
"I am excited, and really looking forward to working in the US, as I haven't done that before. I am also looking forward to working in a matured business," she says.
Brooks will begin her international placement in April next year.
Replacing Brooks is Alan Schoenheimer, an experienced business development manager who has worked with Russell for the past eight years. He has been in-volved in consulting, research of Asian business development and most recently in building management for Russell's alliance with ANZ.
Both positions are effective as of April next year.
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