Babson Capital has hired Sue-Ellen O'Keeffe in a sales and investor relations job.
O'Keeffe previously worked at Super Investment Management (SIM), a company owned by industry superannuation fund REST.
She has worked at SIM for 13 years. She was most recently a director of structured credit at the firm. At the same company she was also a director of fixed interest, responsible for the direct management of cash, fixed income and inflation-linked portfolios.
O'Keeffe has also worked for the Victorian Funds Management Corporation and UBS Funds Management.
She will join Babson Capital's global business development group. In the job she will be responsible for managing client relationships and developing business for the firm in both Australia and New Zealand.
"Sue-Ellen's expertise and experience will be of great value to our Asia Pacific investor base," Babson Capital managing director Duncan Roberston said.
"She has a background that incorporates both the investor and manager perspective and can provide a unique view of the market."
In March the US firm hired four local people including two former AMP Capital Investors staffers Shane Forster and Adam Wheeler.
The hires were on the back of the firm's bid to expand its mezzanine debt and equity securities business in Australia and New Zealand.
