The super fund has appointed Jordan Kraiten as its new head of infrastructure, who oversaw the infrastructure portfolio at Hostplus for more than a decade.
Kraiten holds over 20 years’ industry experience, including his 11 years spent as head of infrastructure at Hostplus where he led the portfolio strategy and management.
Prior to this, he held the role of senior manager in the risk management division at Macquarie Bank for over seven years.
According to Alexandra Campbell, Cbus deputy chief investment officer and head of private markets, Kraiten is a key appointment to the investment team.
She said: “Jordan is highly respected across the infrastructure sector having built a diversified portfolio of quality assets that have delivered strong results for Hostplus members throughout his tenure.
“With around $85 billion in funds under management (FUM), Cbus is a leading super fund for infrastructure investment in Australia. It’s an exciting time at Cbus following the release of our new five-year investment strategy, which continues to focus on driving strong long-term performance.”
As the fund strategically aims to manage over half of its assets internally, the appointment will provide a dedicated resource to optimise the portfolio and create further value for new and existing assets, locally and globally, she added.
As a part of the fund’s reshaping of its executive team, Campbell was appointed as deputy chief investment officer in September. She has been head of private markets at Cbus for almost two years and was head of infrastructure for over three years.
Alexandra West was also named chief strategy officer for the fund, who has been chief strategy officer for investments for the last seven years.
In addition, Nancy Day, chief operating officer for investments at the fund since 2018, was named chief operating officer, responsible for all support and enabling operating aspects of Cbus including investment enablement, finance and technology.
Natalie Hannemann, head of service at the fund since 2020, was appointed to the chief transformation officer role, while Justine Hartman has become the new chief people officer, who has been acting group executive for people and culture since May 2023.