Jim Christensen
Jim (James) Christensen is an economist and mathematician who is currently the Chief Investment Officer at Telstra Super. He was appointed to the role in 2009 on the 16th of December and manages over $10 Billion for the company.[1] In taking the position Jim succeeded Steve Merlicek for the position. [2]
Prior to his position he was based in his home state of Queensland for some time. Jim spent over 10 years at the Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) managing some of the $54 Billion dollars.[3] At this company Jim was given the position of Managing Director of the Active Management Division as well as chairing the alpha investment committee. [4] Prior to working at QIC Jim also worked in Queensland Treasury.
Recently Jim appeared in a video for Telstra Super which was designed to give an insight into company progress. Jim has also recently been in the public eye with relatihon to Telstra Super's joint purchase of Brisbane Square.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ "New Chief Investment Officer to continue award winning performance" (Press release). TelstraSuper. 2009-12-16. http://www.telstrasuper.com.au/files/a766c4ca-60ea-4d41-9ff1-9ce1009eb8dd/MR_Telstra_Super_appoints_CIO.pdf. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
- ^ May, Julie (2009-12-17). "Telstra Super appoints CIO". InvestorDaily. http://www.investordaily.com.au/cps/rde/xchg/id/style/8251.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
- ^ "QIC Dynamic Investment Solutions :: Who is QIC". QIC. 2010-09-30. http://www.qic.com.au/who-is-qic/. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
- ^ Corbett, Charlie (2007-03-02). "QIC appoints head of alpha". InvestorDaily. http://www.investordaily.com.au/archive/1346.xml. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
- ^ Mumme, Simon (2010-10-26). "Brisbane deal shows Telstra Super's unlisted tilt". I&T News. https://www.investmenttechnology.com.au/i-t-news/brisbane-deal-shows-telstra-supers-unlisted-tilt. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
