MEDIA RELEASE: Schroders Australia (SIMAL) has appointed Simon Doyle as chief executive officer, alongside his ongoing role of chief investment officer, a position he has held since February 2022.

This is part of an important and future-focused evolution of the Australian business, reinforcing Schroders’ commitment to being investment-first and insight-led. Schroders recognises the critical importance and value of our investment proposition to clients and the need to tailor our capabilities to help solve their specific needs.

Simon succeeds Sam Hallinan who has led the Australian business since April 2021 through a period of significant industry change and societal disruption. We are grateful for the contribution Sam made to Schroders during this period and he leaves with our best wishes.

Simon is a deeply experienced investor with over 20 years of experience at Schroders alone, having joined the business in 2003. During his tenure Simon has successfully developed and managed our Fixed Income, Multi-Asset, and Private Debt teams. Simon will continue in his investment role as CIO alongside a deeply experienced team of investment professionals who lead our locally-manufactured capabilities, including Australian equities under Martin Conlon and Andrew Fleming, fixed income under Stuart Dear and Kellie Wood and private debt under Nicole Kidd.

In addition, we are today announcing the promotion of Sebastian Mullins to the role of head of multi-asset. Sebastian has served as deputy head of multi-asset since February 2022, having joined Schroders in 2019. He has 12 years of multi-asset investing and will lead a team of deeply experienced investment professionals. Over time we expect to recruit additional talent into the multi-asset team.

Commenting on Simon’s appointment, Chris Durack, head of Schroders Asia Pacific, said, “Simon’s new dual CEO and CIO role reflects our ongoing commitment to helping solve for our clients by being an investment-first and insight-led business in Australia, and allows for further direct engagement on investment solutions with our clients, the needs of whom are becoming increasingly complex. Simon is highly regarded internally both locally and globally across the Schroders business and is well-known within the market and amongst our clients.”

Peter Harrison, global chief executive officer for Schroders, said: “These leadership changes signify our unwavering commitment to providing exceptional investment solutions tailored to our clients' specific needs. Under Simon's leadership, and with an investment-led approach supported by our locally-based investment teams, we are confident in our ability to continue delivering outstanding results for our clients.”