Maple-Brown Abbott has made a number of senior promotions within its distribution team.
Simon Beram has been promoted to head of institutional and research relationships. Mr Beram will continue his focus on researchers and has taken on responsibility for institutional and consultant relationships for all Maple-Brown Abbott investment strategies, collaborating with Greg Stark, Investment Director, for global listed infrastructure.
With more than 30 years’ experience in the financial services sector, Mr Beram joined Maple-Brown Abbott in April 2006 and has held various roles including Head of Client Service and Senior Investment Specialist.
Vijay Srinivasan has been promoted to head of wholesale distribution. Since joining Maple-Brown Abbott in November 2021 as national key account manager, Mr Srinivasan has helped build Maple-Brown Abbott’s internal wholesale capability and will now take the lead on wholesale distribution for all strategies other than global listed infrastructure.
Mr Srinivasan has worked across sales and distribution for over 20 years, including at Colonial First State, BlackRock, Barclays and BT Financial Group.
Russell Edwards has been promoted to head of marketing and client service. Since joining Maple-Brown Abbott in April this year as communications manager, his responsibilities have broadened to include leading the client service function and he will now take on overall responsibility for marketing strategy and execution.
Mr Edwards was previously an associate director with KPMG and has worked in marketing and communications across financial services for over twenty years.
Sophia Rahmani, CEO of Maple-Brown Abbott, said the promotions reflect the growth of Maple-Brown Abbott’s business, demand for its strategies and the high quality of people in the distribution team.
“The Maple-Brown Abbott distribution team has evolved with the changing external environment, and we have built a high-quality team of distribution professionals.
“Distribution remains a key area of focus for the firm, and we are seeing strong momentum across the business. The new appointments position our business for ongoing success,” Ms Rahmani says
