Executive changes at Challenger


Challenger has announced key senior executive changes impacting its funds management business.
Challenger chief executive, Brian Benari announced today that effective from 2 March, the company's chief executive, Funds Management, Rob Woods, would be appointed to the newly created role of chief executive, Group Strategy.
He said that resulting from this and following an external search process, Ian Saines would be appointed to the role of Chief Executive, Funds Mangement.
The Challenger announcement said that Saines had most recently been group executive, Institutional Banking and Markets at the Commonwealth Bank.
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