Maple-Brown Abbott appoints COO

21 September 2020
| By Chris Dastoor |
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Boutique investment firm Maple-Brown Abbott (MBA) has appointed Melanie McQuire as chief operating officer (COO), responsible for the operating, technology strategy and platform of the business.

Reporting to chief executive and managing director Sophia Rahmani, she would also oversee product and platform management across MBA’s Australian managed investment schemes, the undertakings for the collective investment in transferable securities platform, and institutional and high new worth mandates.

McQuire joined from Lazard Asset Management, where she spent eight years with her most recent role being as COO Asia Pacific.

She was also a product manager for listed equities for seven years with Macquarie Asset Management, and had worked with ING Investment Management where she focused on separately managed account relationships.

Rahmani said McQuire’s appointment significantly built on what she considered an already strong team, at a time where MBA was focused on continuing to “evolve, diversify and grow”.

“Melanie has outstanding experience in the financial services industry, as a chief operating officer for a global investment firm and equities product manager, as well as her work with separately managed accounts,” Rahmani said.

“She brings wide range of expertise and knowledge to the role, which will be a good fit with the broader Maple-Brown Abbott team as we continue our growth plans both domestically and offshore.”

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