Lindsay Wright has been appointed to the Board of the Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation, the Crown entity which manages the $20b New Zealand Superannuation Fund.

Ms Wright is the CEO of Harvest Alternatives Investment Group, the alternatives arm of Harvest Fund Management, the second largest asset management company in China. She is also Head of Strategy and Business Development for the Harvest Fund Management Group and Vice Chairman of Harvest Global Investments.

Prior to joining Harvest in September 2010, Ms Wright was Managing Director and Global Head of Strategy and Business Development for Deutsche Asset Management/DWS, based in New York. She has 26 years experience in financial services in New Zealand and overseas.

Ms Wright holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Auckland, New Zealand.

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Media contact: Catherine Etheredge, Head of Communications, New Zealand Superannuation Fund, [email protected], 0274 777 501.