MEDIA RELEASE: Schroders Australia has appointed Theone Star as head of private wealth. Ms Star will be based in Sydney and report to Schroders Australia CEO, Sam Hallinan.
She joins Schroders from Centennial Property Group, where she was the director of private wealth, a position she held since 2019. Prior to this she spent 14 years at Australian Unity Wealth – most recently as national head of private markets.
At Centennial, Ms Star focused on high-net worth (HNW) and family office clients across product offerings, marketing, investor relations and registry. She was also responsible for distribution and capital raising across HNWs and small institutions.
At Australian Unity Wealth, she was responsible for creating and developing new distribution channels into the market of single-family offices, multi-family offices, ultra-high net worth individuals, private banks, non-institutionally owned AFSLs and institutions and Significant Investor Visa opportunities.
Mr Hallinan says the appointment of Ms Star brings further depth to Schroders’ well-established distribution capabilities and additional focus on the private wealth segment.
“Theone brings over 20 years’ experience working in asset management for high-net worth individuals, family offices and institutional clients, both domestically and internationally, to the team,” Mr Hallinan says.
“In her wide-ranging career she has demonstrated a proven track record in understanding the product needs of private wealth clients and working with them to devise optimal outcomes.
“In this role, Theone will be responsible for building Schroders’ relationships in the private wealth segment and identifying opportunities to connect clients with Schroders’ offerings.
“The appointment comes at a time of significant opportunity for Schroders, given our expanding suite of public and private markets investment strategies and focus on sustainable strategies that are well suited to the needs of high-net worth and family office clients.”
Ms Star commences the new role on 5 September 2022.
