Mr Stuart brings more than 40 years experience in the investment industry to Tasmania's largest super fund.

Tasplan board chairwoman Naomi Edwards said the fund was excited to welcome someone with such strong experience and intimate knowledge of Tasplan to the team.

"David's extensive experience in senior investment management places him perfectly to oversee Tasplan's portfolio as the fund continues to grow," Ms Edwards said.

"The expertise and understanding of dynamic asset allocation David demonstrated during his time at Mercer, one of the largest investment advisors in the world, will no doubt assist Tasplan in continuing to deliver excellent returns for our members."

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Mr Stuart also served as the chairman for Mercer Australia's Dynamic Asset Allocation and Global Dynamic Asset Allocation committees.

Before Mercer he held a number of senior roles at HSBC Asset Management, Prudential Portfolio Managers, Norwich Union and Victorian Funds Management Corporation and British Gas pension funds in London.

Tasplan manages more than $9 billion in funds for 138,000 members, which makes up around 50 per cent of the Tasmanian workforce.

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