Aware Super CIO moves to Head of International role in London
Damian Graham, Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of Aware Super, will step down from the CIO role and move to London to take up the role of Head of International at the $190 billion super fund.
Damian Webb, Deputy CIO and the current Head of International for Aware Super, will return to Sydney in late 2025. He will remain Deputy CIO of the fund.
The announcement comes after 12 months of succession planning discussions, where Damian shared his intention to transition to retirement over the next few years.
A global search for a new CIO is now underway, Aware Super said, while Graham remains in his role as CIO before relocating to London at the end of the year.
“Aware Super firstly recognises Damian for his outstanding contributions as CIO over the past decade, where he was instrumental to our strategy and to the fund, delivering consistently strong results for the benefit of our members,” Deanne Stewart, Chief Executive Officer at Aware Super, said.
“We are absolutely delighted that Damian will stay with the fund and has accepted this role as Head of International to lead our global activities based out of London, which will further elevate our international profile and performance as we actively pursue our strategy as a global asset owner.
Since opening its London headquarters in 2023, Aware Super has committed more than £2 billion, following a commitment to invest £5.25 billion in the UK and continental Europe over five years.
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