Mr Billimoria will be responsible for leading Mercer’s infrastructure research coverage in the Asia Pacific and will be jointly responsible, with Sydney-based senior consultant Mark Murray, for working on its global infrastructure team in the region.
Mercer investments business leader for Asia Pacific Simon Eagleton said Mr Billimoria’s appointment marks an important milestone in the development of its alternative assets advisory capability.
“Mr Billimoria’s knowledge and global experience in the management of multi-billion dollar infrastructure portfolios will be a strong addition to Mercer’s capabilities,” Mr Eagleton said.
“Our work has spanned manager selection and due diligence, strategic portfolio construction work, secondary investing, and co-investment and due diligence advice,” he said.
“Mr Billimoria will bring valuable experience and insights to our team to continue such work.”
Prior to his appointment, Mr Billimoria worked as a portfolio manager with the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) in its infrastructure and forestland team.
Mr Billimoria was also part of AMP Capital’s infrastructure and private debt team in New York, as well as a senior member of Australian boutique Access Capital Advisers’ infrastructure and private equity investment team in Australia and North America.
Global consultant Mercer is a wholly-owned subsidiary of US-based Marsh & McLennan Companies and has an annual revenue exceeding $12 billion.
