Perpetual Limited appointed Amanda Gazal as Chief Operating Officer. Ms Gazal brings 20 years of experience in financial services operations and business management to Perpetual, having spent most of her career in investment banking and asset management. She joins Perpetual from asset manager DWS Group, majority-owned by Deutsche Bank, in Singapore where she is currently COO for Asia Pacific Distribution and COO for Singapore. Prior to her current role, Ms Gazal also held senior roles at Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse in Asia and London. Amanda will be returning home to Australia and will be based in Perpetual's Sydney head office. Commenting on the appointment, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, The creation of the COO role as a result of Operating Model Review underpins strategy to diversify globally as reposition ourselves and continue to invest for sustainable growth, seeking synergies and efficiencies across lines of business.