The Future Fund has hired five people to its investment team.
Hastings Funds Management director Nadine Lennie has been hired as director of private markets. She will be responsible for developing the fund's infrastructure and timberland investments.
Duncan Graham will also work within the private markets division as a senior analyst and report to investment director Barry Brakey. Graham previously worked with Brakey at Pinnacle Property Group.
The fund has also poached Frontier Investment Consultants senior consultant Sarah Carne. Reporting to head of equities Elspeth Lumsden, Carne has been appointed as manager, equities.
Andrew Pearse has been hired as senior analyst, strategy. He previously worked at ANZ as an equity market risk manager.
The fund has also hired David George to its fixed interest and alternatives team. George will work as a senior analyst. He has previously worked with Mercer Investment Consulting, Royal Bank of Canada and Integra Capital Financial Corporation.
"These appointments deepen the skills and capabilities in the investment team and give us additional firepower to identify and progress investment opportunities," Future Fund chief investment officer David Neal said.
"We're focused on building a cohesive and motivated team to develop and implement our plans and I'm delighted to welcome our new colleagues," Neal said.
