Morrow Sodali, the world’s leading governance and shareholder engagement consultancy, has today announced the appointment of Christian Sealey as CEO APAC, effective 1 July 2020.
The appointment underscores the firm’s continued growth both in Australia and across Asia and will see Christian take over from industry veteran, Maria Leftakis, who has led the firm since its inception in 2006. Ms Leftakis will become Chair of Morrow Sodali APAC and continue to work closely with Christian and the senior leadership team on strategy and business development.
Ms Leftakis said
she was delighted with Christian’s appointment, saying it represented the
culmination of a considered succession planning process over the past few
years.
“The Board and
I are very pleased with achieving this important milestone. Over the past two
years Christian has played an integral role in the development of Morrow
Sodali’s APAC business strategy and expansion,” Ms Leftakis said.
“He is a key
member of Morrow Sodali’s global executive team and contributes an impressive
track record in assisting our listed company clients successfully manage complex
governance and stakeholder engagement issues. I have complete confidence in
Christian’s leadership to help take our business to the next level.
“After 14 years
as CEO, I am looking forward to my new role as Chair where I can direct my 25
years of industry experience in a more strategic manner and continue to support
Christian and the Global Executive Team with our exciting growth prospects.”
Commenting on his
appointment, Christian said, “I am extremely honoured to have been selected to
lead this dynamic and flourishing business. Under Maria’s leadership, Morrow
Sodali has become a trusted partner to hundreds of listed companies and I’m excited
to continue to build on this incredible reputation and platform as we cement
ourselves globally as the trusted partner of choice in our highly specialised
field.
“I’m looking
forward to continuing to work closely with Maria to ensure we meet our strategic
objectives and I thank her for all the support she has given me to get to this
position. I am excited for the future and to be working with such a fantastic
team.”
Contact:
Nina Dunn, +61 2 8022 7906
n.dunn@morrowsodali.com
