Perpetual Limited (Perpetual Group) announced the appointment of Mr. Phil Wagstaff as a Non-Executive Director, effective 1 November 2023. Based in the United Kingdom, Mr. Wagstaff is a seasoned director and business leader with over 35 years' leadership experience across prominent UK and global asset managers. Mr. Wagstaff has served as a senior executive and board member for multiple leading asset managers, including Henderson PLC, Henderson Investment Funds Ltd, Gartmore Japan and M&G Limited.

Between 2019 and 2022, Mr. Wagstaff was the Global Head of Distribution and Member of the Executive Committee at Jupiter Asset Management PLC, and prior to that was in similar roles at both Henderson Global Investors and Janus Henderson Investors. This appointment follows the retirement of Kathryn Matthews, a Pendal director who joined the Board following the acquisition of Pendal.