Fidelity creates new leadership role in Australian team
Fidelity International has looked internally to appoint a head of strategic sales and solutions for its Australian division, which is a newly created role.
Lukasz de Pourbaix has commenced in the head of strategic sales and solutions role in Australia at Fidelity International.
In this new position, de Pourbaix will oversee research and aligned asset consulting, strategic accounts, platforms and strategic solutions, according to the global asset manager.
“The appointment will support Fidelity International’s strong client focus on client relationships and solutions,” the firm stated.
He will report to Simon Glazier, managing director for Australia, who commenced on 1 September 2024 following the departure of Lawrence Hanson.
De Pourbaix first joined Fidelity in June 2023 as global cross asset specialist. This has seen him work closely with clients on Fidelity’s broad investment strategy, market views and performance, as well as identify new investment capabilities and products.
Fidelity confirmed that de Pourbaix will retain his responsibilities as a global cross asset specialist, in addition to his new role.
Prior to this, he spent 15 years at Lonsec across a variety of roles. These included acting chief executive, executive director and chief investment officer.
De Pourbaix also worked at ING Australia for nearly eight years as a senior consultant and then research manager. He began his career at BT Investment Management as an adviser services consultant.
In November 2023, it was announced that Fidelity International’s chief executive Anne Richards would be stepping down from the executive role after five years but would remain at the firm as vice chair.
In her new role, she is focused on helping the company strengthen its external relationships and strategic partnerships.
Later in March 2024, the firm confirmed it had appointed a new president in Keith Metters, who commenced on 1 March and took over from Richards.
Metters joined the firm four years ago as global head of platform solutions. Rather than CEO, his title is president and he reports to Fidelity chair Abigail Johnson. Previously, Metters spent 20 years at US investment company Fidelity Investments where he led its workplace investing core market division.
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