Sovereign Wealth Quarterly - Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute

38 Sovereign Wealth Quarterly | Public Investor 100
#22
Adrian Orr
Chief Executive Officer
New Zealand
Superannuation Fund
Hailing from Auckland, Adrian
Orr is the chief executive officer of
the New Zealand Superannuation
Fund (NZSF) – he has quite a
story to tell. After spending years
in England, he eventually had
leading economist roles at both
National Bank and Westpac. He
then became the deputy governor of
New Zealand’s Reserve Bank. After
a competitive process, he landed his
role at the NZSF. The fund is much
bigger today since the time he took
charge.
Orr has marshaled the NZSF
resources to embark on a variety
of initiatives including creating a
reference portfolio. The reference
portfolio concept has gained traction
among large asset owners.
#23
Norman Chan
Chief Executive
Hong Kong Monetary
Authority
A long-tenured public servant
– before and after Chinese rule
– Norman Chan is the chief
executive of the Hong Kong
Monetary Authority (HKMA)
and one of the only central bank
governors in our ranking. Chan is
an expert in monetary policy, giving
speeches and advising countries on
macroeconomic issues. The reason
for Chan’s inclusion is the size of
the exchange fund and its impact in
markets.
Chan guided the HKMA
through various economic scenarios
affecting Southeast Asia including
the Asian Financial Crisis and the
recent credit meltdown. He also
introduced renminbi banking
services in Hong Kong – bridging
differences between the island and
mainland China.
#24
Pehin Dato Abd
Rahman Ibrahim
Minister of Finance II
Ministry of Finance,
Brunei
Based in Brunei, Pehin Dato Abd
Rahman Ibrahim is the minister of
finance II at the Brunei Ministry
of Finance. He is also deputy
chairman of the Brunei Investment
Agency (BIA). It was his influence
that steered the BIA toward being
an active institutional investor.
Educated in England, Ibrahim has
given over 32 years of public service
and has held noteworthy posts in the
government of Brunei. In 2001, he
was acting managing director of the
BIA – followed in 2004 as deputy
minister of finance.