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Tim Eisenhauer is to leave Standard & Poor's

Tim Eisenhauer, the Sydney-based global head of custom and strategy indexes at Standard and Poor's (S&P), will leave the index provider later this month. Formerly vice-president of strategy indexes in New York, Eisenhauer moved to S&P's Australia office in 2008. He first joined the company in Australia before relocating to New York in July 2005 to head its global custom index business.

Standard & Poor's will seek a replacement, according to an S&P spokesperson. Eisenhauer's future plans are