Ben Samild is to leave the Future Fund to take up a role with an unnamed Middle Eastern institutional investor
Hugh Murray has been appointed as interim Chief Investment Officer of the Future Fund, as Ben Samild leaves to join an unnamed Middle Eastern institutional investor.
However, the Australian Financial Review reported earlier today that Samild will be heading to the Abu Dhabi Investment Council.
Samild joined the Future Fund in 2013 and was also a member of the Senior Leadership Team.
“I want to thank Ben for the significant contribution he has made to the Future Fund over a period that has witnessed wide-ranging changes across the investment landscape,” Raphael Arndt, Chief Executive Officer of the Future Fund, said.
“His investment leadership and collaboration across the team leaves a tremendous legacy and we wish him all the best for the future.”
“I’m delighted to be stepping into the role and continuing the investment team’s great work, focusing on our joined-up whole-of-portfolio approach to investing. I thank Ben for his support over the years and wish him the best in his new role,” Murray said.
The Future Fund will conduct a recruitment program to find a successor to Samild.
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