Former Mercer executive David Carruthers will join Frontier on 19 October 2015 as a senior consultant.
Frontier chief executive Damian Moloney said: “David has a deep knowledge of technology solutions and the financial planning and superannuation markets and is strongly placed to support our ambitions in two key strategic areas, namely technology and retirement solutions.
“It is exciting to be able to bring someone with David’s skills and experience into the firm.”
In addition to Mercer, Mr Carruthers has also served as the head of investment information services for Europe. He has also worked in an investment advisory and research capacity at Towers Perrin.
According to Frontier, Mr Carruthers’ appointment is the first of a series of appointments due to be completed this year, with the firm looking to increase its pool of analysts.