JANA Investment Advisers is set to strengthen its implemented consulting team with the appointment of Mike Plant.
Due to the strong growth of its implemented consulting platform, JANA Investment Advisers has appointed Mike Plant as principal, implemented consulting.
In this newly-created position, Plant will be responsible for the ongoing implementation of JANA's research ideas into the platform, managing client relationships and platform development and operations.
He will report to head of investment solutions Jim Lamborn.
Before joining JANA, Plant was the national administration manager standalone superannuation funds for Mercer Human Resource Consulting.
He was responsible for the administration of 62 major corporate superannuation funds and master funds, with over 220,000 members.
"Mike has a wealth of experience and knowledge he will bring to our team and the implemented consulting platform. This is an opportunity to further strengthen the resources we have in place, to continue to deliver outstanding results for our clients," Jim Lamborn said.
JANA's implemented consulting service is showing strong growth and has delivered above benchmark results for its clients over both the short and longer-term.
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