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KPMG Appointment

Written by Roberta Murray

Thursday, 06 November 2008

KPMG Appoints Greg Wright as a Director in its Investment Advisory Practice 06 November 2008 KPMG has appointed Greg Wright as a Director in its Investment Advisory practice, where he will focus on advising clients on all aspects of investment as well as leading its real estate research.

Wright will be based in Birmingham and will report to Patrick McCoy, Head of Investment Advisory for KPMG LLP in the UK. KPMG’s Investment Advisory practice provides investment advice to a wide range of institutional clients such as pension funds and corporates.

Wright has almost 20 years of experience in the UK pensions and investment industry.

He is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries and joins KPMG from Mercer Investment Consulting, where he held the position of European Principal. At Mercer, Wright helped develop that firm’s investment business in the Midlands and led Mercer’s real estate research effort in Europe.

He has provided investment advice to a range of major UK pension schemes, most recently with total assets of approximately £6bn. He holds an honours degree in Mathematics from Stirling University.

Patrick McCoy said: “Greg’s experience in providing investment strategy and fund manager advice, coupled with his knowledge of the real estate industry, is a great addition to our team. We are excited to welcome him to KPMG and feel he will be invaluable in helping us fulfil our commitment to providing our clients with the insights that help them succeed and to building our Investment Advisory business.” Greg Wright said: “I am delighted to be joining a team which is quickly establishing itself as a new force in the investment advisory business. I look forward to making a solid contribution toward that growth. Recent investment market turmoil shows the need for timely, proactive and pragmatic advice and I believe the KPMG team is ideally placed to deliver that advice to clients.”