As our services evolve, particularly with the launch of our Independent Chief Investment Officer (ICIO) capability, we have made a number of senior leadership changes designed to strengthen alignment from our investment insights through to portfolio construction and management, while maintaining continuity for clients and preparing for growth across the business.
As Frontier’s advice and portfolio services become more integrated, Charles Wu has taken on broader responsibility for how Frontier’s investment thinking is developed and translated into client portfolios. This brings sector research, capital markets insights and portfolio management into a single, aligned structure.
Within this framework, Andrew Kemp will lead Frontier’s research function as Head of Research, continuing to focus on rigorous manager research and asset class insights with a strong emphasis on portfolio relevance.
Chris Trevillyan continues as Director of Investment Strategy, leading Frontier’s capital markets thinking and providing strategic input into portfolio decision making.
Paul Newfield will place greater focus on consulting in his role as Director of Specialist Services and Deputy Head of Consulting, reflecting increased client engagement and growing demand for complex project work, particularly in investment governance.
As our client base expands and client needs continue to evolve, we have also introduced a new executive role. Elie Saikaly has been appointed as Director of Client Proposition and Sales, recognising an increased focus on clearly articulating Frontier’s service offering (including ICIO) and supporting clients across their investment journey. Elie will continue to lead our work with liability-driven and government investor clients alongside Andrew Longmore. Importantly, Elie will also continue as lead for a number of client relationships.
Following some recent promotions of existing staff and the introduction of some new faces in Frontier, we have also taken the chance to make some minor changes to the composition of some client teams to ensure they remain suited to delivering the best service outcomes for each client.
These changes have already taken effect and are operating successfully. They help us take advantage of the additional capability and scale of resources coming into the firm from our former State Super colleagues and strengthen how Frontier’s research insights, strategic views, portfolio design and portfolio management come together, ensuring clients continue to benefit from clear alignment, consistency and capability as our services evolve.
