Perpetual Limited announced that Craig Squires has been appointed to the role of Chief Operating Officer and will take on an expanded role overseeing the integration program of Pendal Group. He will replace Amanda Gazal, Chief Integration Officer, who will be leaving the company, following a transition period, to take on a new external opportunity. Craig Squires is currently Deputy Chief Operating Officer.

He joined Perpetual in early 2022 as Chief Technology Officer and has been attending the Executive Committee since January this year. He brings over 35 years' experience in financial services' IT development, project management, support and information security. Prior to joining Perpetual, Craig held senior roles with a number of financial services organizations including Challenger, Barclays Global Investors, MLC and Westpac.