Sam O'Sullivan was appointed a manager in the investment services department at the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, a spokesman said.
Mr. O'Sullivan will start April 5. Further details were not available by press time.
The fund has $773 billion in assets, according to estimates by the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute.
Mr. O'Sullivan was previously head of investment compliance and risk management at Brisbane, Australia-based money manager QIC. A spokeswoman for QIC said Matt Winters is acting head of investment compliance and risk management at the firm. QIC has A$70.8 billion ($55.1 billion) in assets under management. Further details were not available by press time.
