Mr Gary Dransfield is currently a non-executive director of Hollard Insurance and of the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA). He was formerly the Chief Executive of Insurance Australia for the Suncorp Group, has been both board member and Chair of the Insurance Council of Australia and the Insurance Council of New Zealand, and held numerous other board directorships. He has also held executive roles with IAG, Lend Lease, and AMP.

As CEO of $64 billion industry super fund HESTA, Debby leads an organisation passionate about making a real difference to the financial future of every member while supporting a healthier planet and society.

Having held senior positions across financial services, Debby believes the industry has a vital role in helping meet global challenges. Under her leadership, HESTA pioneered investing with impact to deliver strong, long-term returns and positively contribute to global sustainable development goals.

The first major Australian super fund to commit to an ambitious Climate Change Transition Plan, HESTA is targeting total portfolio cuts in emissions of 33% by 2030 and ‘net zero’ by 2050.

More than 80% of HESTA’s 880,000+ members are women. Debby is a prominent voice for advancing gender equality. Her advocacy for systemic change highlights that when women do better everyone benefits from a more resilient economy and a fairer society.

Prior to leading HESTA, Debby was Deputy CEO and previously headed the Fund’s financial advice team. Her wealth of experience in financial services includes running her own business as an Employee Benefit Consultant for 12 years.

Debby is President of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors and holds directorships at The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia Ltd and the International Corporate Governance Network. Debby is also a WGEA Pay Equity Ambassador.

Andrew is an experienced leader in the financial services industry with specialised knowledge in superannuation, investments, risk management and insurance. During his career, he has driven research and public policy in various areas including retirement adequacy, retirement income products and solutions, member disclosure and advice, member engagement and digital solutions, governance and conflict management.

Andrew has been a regular speaker at various industry events including the annual ASFA Conference, the 2012 and 2015 Asia-Pacific Pensions Forum, and the 2010 OECD/IOPS Global Forum on Private Pensions. He was a member of the Board of Directors of ASFA from November 2015 to April 2019, during which time he was Chair of the Consumer and Industry Outcomes Policy Council and Deputy Chair of the Super System Design Policy Council. He was also Chair of ASFA’s 2019 and 2020 Conference Committee, having previously been a committee member from 2009-14.

Vicki Doyle joined Rest as CEO in May 2018, bringing more than 17 years’ senior executive leadership experience in superannuation, life insurance, wealth management and banking. She is passionate about simplifying and demystifying superannuation to help all Australians achieve their best retirement outcomes.

Her experience includes executive leadership roles at some Australia’s leading organisations, such as AMP, BT, Suncorp and Commonwealth Bank of Australia and she has an extensive background in distribution, strategic marketing, digital, fund operations and contact centres, customer strategy and design and product management.

Vicki has worked closely with Australian regulators APRA and ASIC in the capacity of Responsible Manager for various licenses and has experience influencing government public policy through working closely with industry bodies (including ASFA).

Vicki holds an Executive MBA from the Australian Graduation School of Management and a Diploma from the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has served as an Executive Director on trustee boards.

Nadine was appointed to the board of TelstraSuper in July 2020.

Previously Nadine worked for the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) in a variety of roles including almost ten years as National Secretary. She has been a Director at the Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC), the Centre for Policy Development (CPD). She has also been a Vice-President of the ACTU and held a number of civil society roles. Currently Nadine is a board member at Per Capita which is an independent, progressive think tank.

Nadine holds a Bachelor of Economics from Macquarie University and has been recognised for the advancement for women, including the first enterprise agreement paying superannuation to women on unpaid parental leave and the first pay equity provision in the Australian Public Service lifting low paid Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and female-dominated agencies.

Andrew Fraser is the Chair of Sunsuper, where he has served as independent director since 2015. He is a former Chair of the Investment Committee of Sunsuper.

As a full-time professional director, Andrew serves in a range of commercial, sporting and charitable roles. He is the Chair of Orange Sky Australia, and the incoming President and Chair of Motorsport Australia. Andrew’s other directorships include BESIX Watpac and New Zealand Rugby League, as well the Hear and Say Centre and 3^rd Space.

Andrew serves on the governing body of Griffith University and is the Chair of the Finance, Resources and Risk Committee. He is also an Advisory Board member of Griffith Enterprise, the university’s commercialisation arm.

Before becoming a full-time director, Andrew served as an executive at the NRL, as Head of Strategy and Investment. A former Deputy Premier of Queensland, he served as Treasurer from 2007 to 2012. He served as a Minister in two governments and held a range of other portfolios including State Development, Trade, Local Government, Planning and Sport.

Andrew holds a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor Commerce from Griffith University. He graduated with First Class Honours and is a recipient of the University Medal.

Adam joined GROW Super as the Head of Strategy in May 2019 and, prior to this, was the lead Partner in KPMG’s Superannuation Advisory practice. Adam has over 25 years’ experience in the superannuation industry and has a detailed understanding of superannuation legislation and industry standards as well as a detailed working knowledge of many of the superannuation funds and their service providers within the industry, having been the Chief Executive Officer of SuperRatings before moving to KPMG.​

At GROW, Adam is responsible for supporting the development and commercialisation of the TINA Platform, which is a blockchain enabled superannuation registry platform that will change the landscape of administration in the Australian market.​

Adam has extensive experience working across all sectors of the superannuation industry, including funds management, international pension markets, insurance and administration. He has provided both legislative and strategic advice on a range of matters from risk management and governance to strategic industry changes.​

Adam is also responsible for developing GROW’s strategy within the domestic market as well as pursuing opportunities globally, given the flexible nature of the TINA Platform and its ability to be configured for any jurisdiction.​

Adam has also regularly presented to more than 50 superannuation fund trustee boards and senior executives on benchmarking, industry trends and product development and has presented at a range of industry conferences, including ASFA, FSC, FINSIA, CMSF, FEAL and WSSA. Adam has had representation on several industry roundtables, including the Productivity Commission, Treasury, APRA, ASIC and sits on the ASFA NSW State Committee. Moreover, Adam has provided oversight of industry press releases and regular communication with a range of media outlets. He was also recently elected as the Chair of the ASFA NSW State Committee.​

Damian Hill is the Chief Executive Officer of Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC).

Damian joined CSC in 2020. Before his appointment he was the Chief Executive Officer for the REST Superannuation Fund for over 11 years. He has over 30 years' experience in financial services serving in senior management roles with AMP and Suncorp.

Damian has a Bachelor Degree in Science from the University of Queensland, a Diploma of Superannuation Management from Macquarie University and is a Certified Investment Management Analyst. He has completed a series of Executive Management and Strategy programs through INSEAD and the Harvard Business School.

Damian is also Chairman of the ASFA ASP Services Committee. He is a Life Member of ASFA.

Frank has more than 30 years’ experience in the financial services sector, in the areas of wealth management, banking, operations, transformation and change management.

In his role as Chief Operating Officer, Frank is responsible for leading IOOF’s operations and client service teams to deliver superior outcomes for IOOF’s clients and business partners.

Frank is a strong and passionate leader with a proven track-record of successfully leading and motivating complex, high-performing teams of greater than 1,000 people.

As a member of the IOOF Executive Team, Frank has been instrumental in driving a number of IOOF’s key strategic initiatives, including IOOF’s ClientFirst philosophy, which involved the redesign of work, systems, resources and processes from a client perspective; managing relationships with industry regulators (ASIC and APRA), and governance uplift.

Frank joined IOOF in 2015 as General Manager, Transformation—where he was responsible the transformation of the Australian Executors Trustees Limited (AET) business—including a review of the AET Retail Operations and operational aspects of Private Client Services.

In 2016, he was General Manager, Client and Process where he had responsibility for operations and service centres across IOOF’s flagship platform and investment products and services (including IOOF Employer Super, Pursuit, WealthBuilder and Multimix).

Prior to joining IOOF, he held senior management roles at NAB, MLC and Aviva. During his seven years with NAB, Frank oversaw the transformation of NAB’s business banking operations and led the integration of MLC and Aviva’s insurance businesses.

Frank holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Commerce. He holds a number of directorships for financial services organisations.

Edwina Maloney is a seasoned executive, board director, consultant, and transformation leader. She has more than 20 years’ experience in the superannuation, wealth and investment management field, and a background in law.

In June 2021, Edwina was appointed Director, Platforms at AMP, with end-to-end accountability for AMP’s Wealth Superannuation Fund, Wrap Platforms and SuperConcepts SMSF businesses.

Previously, Edwina led AMP Capital’s Global Product function, responsible for its Managed Investment Schemes, offshore domiciled funds and separate accounts. Before AMP, Edwina was General Manager, Product and Business Development at Perpetual Investments responsible for their Australian and global equity funds, and prior to this, was a management consultant with Accenture specialising in wealth management. She began her career as a lawyer with DLA Piper (then Phillips Fox).

Edwina holds a Bachelor of Laws (QUT) and a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance & Investment (FINSIA). She also holds a number of directorships for other corporate and responsible entity boards.

Kelly Power was appointed CEO Colonial First State Superannuation in July 2021. This role is accountable for oversight of the superannuation business, including as a member of the Trustee Board. In this role Kelly is also responsible for investments, product and strategy.

Kelly joined CFS as General Manager Product in 2018, adding marketing and strategy and responsibility for the Wrap business in October 2020.

Prior to joining Colonial First State, Kelly was the Head of Platforms at BT Financial Group. Kelly held a number of other executive management roles at BT.

Kelly holds a Bachelor in Communications from UTS, a Diploma of Management from the Australian Institute of Management, a Diploma of Financial Services from Integratec and has also completed the Company Directors course at the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Kelly is a representative on the Financial Services Council’s Superannuation Board Committee and is a Director of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia.

Andrew Spence was appointed as the inaugural Chief Investment Officer of Qantas Superannuation Limited on 28 July 2008. In this role Andrew is directly responsible for investment governance, objectives, strategy and risk, portfolio construction, manager selection within the agreed delegation matrix, investment implementation and liquidity management.

Prior to joining Qantas Super, Andrew had 23 years’ experience in all aspects of professional money management with leadership roles in investment management and investment consulting. This included 20 years of hands-on portfolio management experience in both Australia and the UK including being sole portfolio manager for MLC’s high conviction, growth strategy with responsibility for over $1.5 billion in assets split between approximately 20 stocks.

Andrew also spent three years at investment consultant Willis Towers Watson with responsibility for key superannuation client relationships, strategic and people management across the investment consulting team, as well as being a decision-making member of the Australian equities manager research team.

Andrew is an independent member of the Great Barrier Reef Foundation’s Investment Committee which he joined in October 2019, as well as a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Andrew was previously an independent member of The University of Sydney’s Investment Committee from August 2010 to November 2020.

Educated at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK, Andrew holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Accounting and Finance. He completed Cornell University’s High Performance Leadership certificate in June 2016 and was awarded the prestigious 2017 London School of Economics Executive Education Scholarship.

Deanne Stewart joined Aware Super in November 2018 as the Chief Executive Officer.

Deanne has more than 20 years’ experience in financial services in superannuation and insurance sectors in Australia and internationally.

Prior to Aware Super she was CEO of MetLife Australia and has previously held senior roles within BT Financial Group, Merrill Lynch Investment management in New York, and McKinsey and Company in London.