Leigh Gavin was named as deputy chief investment officer at the A$100 billion ($63 billion) Cbus Super, Melbourne.
Gavin will play a pivotal role within the investment leadership team for the next phase of growth of the fund’s internal investment model, according to a news release.
Cbus Super’s CIO Brett Chatfield said that the key appointment reflects the super fund’s ambitions to build out internal strategies.
“Leigh has been an integral part of the investment leadership team since 2023, and brings a strong depth of senior experience including at CIO and senior investment advisory levels. In addition to his impressive experience, (his) strong knowledge of the fund and connection to investing for our members dates back to the early 2000s as an adviser,” Chatfield said in the release.
Gavin joined the fund in 2023 as head of portfolio strategies, responsible for driving Cbus Super’s strategy to internalize more than half of its assets under management.
Cbus Super has approximately 900,000 plan participants based across Australia.
