Rest has made a senior appointment while two investment staff are set to exit the super fund. 

Andrew Thomas was head of investment strategy and asset allocation and led the development of Rest’s internal asset allocation capability, investment strategy and whole-of-fund approach. 

He joined the fund in 2021 from BlackRock where he was managing director and head of client portfolio solutions- Australia.  

The second departure is Lydia Vitalis who worked as head of investment product and communication for four years. Vitalis drove the strategic alignment and implementation of how Rest’s investment function, our investment options, as well as underlying investments are represented to our internal and external…