Martin Orro has joined as head of business development, Pacific, while Jo Saleeba joins as head of sustainable investment for Australia and New Zealand. Mr Orro will focus on leading the expansion of LSEG’s data and analytics provider FTSE Russell in the Pacific, while Mr Saleeba will be responsible for sustainable investment indices, data and analytics.
“Martin and Jo add significant financial market expertise and strong knowledge of the local market to our Investment Solutions business in the Pacific region,” said Jessie Pak, head of APAC investment solutions.
“Bringing an impressive track record for growth, Martin will play a crucial role in developing new client relationships with the local asset owner and asset manager community and growing our business in the Pacific, while Jo will play an instrumental role in growing our sustainable investment index and data offering.”
Mr Orro spent almost 10 years in the Australian financial services industry in institutional banking and wealth management, while Mr Saleeba was the first chief executive of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC).
“I am delighted to have joined LSEG, a truly global multi asset financial market infrastructure provider,” Mr Orro said.
“The recent addition of Refinitiv to the Group provides a great opportunity for our clients and the broader local market to gain access to our combined data, analytics and research capabilities to develop innovative and relevant solutions to support their investment decision-making needs.”