Link Administration Holdings Limited announced that John McMurtrie, AM will retire as Managing Director of Link Group in early 2021 and will be succeeded by Vivek Bhatia as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. The Link Group Board determined Mr. Bhatia, currently QBE Chief Executive Officer, Australia Pacific, was the standout candidate from an extensive international executive search as part of a planned succession process. Mr. McMurtrie, who will work with Mr. Bhatia over the coming months to ensure a smooth transition, will present the full year results on 27 August 2020 and the Managing Director's report at the Annual General Meeting on 27 October 2020. Vivek Bhatia is an experienced chief executive, having led a number of complex businesses during his 22-year career in financial services, government and management consulting. Since 2018 he has been the Chief Executive Officer of ASX-listed general insurance and reinsurance company QBE's Australia Pacific division. In this role, he delivered a significant improvement in financial results, customer, broker and partner satisfaction scores and employee engagement.