Nikko AM adds new director

26 October 2018by Oksana Patron
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Equity Trustees has reported a solid half at the same time as announcing former TAL chief executive, Jim Minto is joining its board.

Nikko Asset Management (AM) Australia has announced the appointment of Naomi Edwards as a non-executive director of Nikko AM Australia and Nikko AM.

Edwards would also become chair of the Risk and Compliance Committee.

The firm said that this appointment strengthened its focus on enhancing governance across the organisation as Edwards had developed a strong reputation in responsible investing and additionally sat on the boards of two other Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) listed fund managers, Australian Ethical Investments and Hunter Hall.

She has extensive experience in the financial services sector and is a former partner at Deloitte and director of Trowbridge Consulting. Edwards is also a member of the Tasmanian Economic Development Board and a non-executive director of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees.

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Oksana Patron

Oksana is Associate Editor at Money Management and Super Review. She has several years of experience in writing market and sector reports for investors as well as covering public companies and ICT sector for various publications in Europe and Australia.