Dr Michael Easson is the Chairman and Founding Director of EG and sustains EG’s vision and strategic direction, maintaining a strong engagement with its projects. He has extensive experience in infrastructure, funds management and development, and is currently Chair of ACTEW and an independent director of ANZ (2000 Olympic) Stadium. He was a founding director of both Macquarie Infrastructure Group and Macquarie Goodman. His past directorships include ING RE, State Super, NRMA Insurance, State Rail Authority of NSW and Sydney Metro Transport.

Michael was an Adjunct Professor at the Australian Graduate School of Management’s Centre for Corporate Change and previously Vice President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions and Secretary of the NSW Labor Council.

Andrew is Head of Australasia for Willis Towers Watson. With over 30 years consulting experience in the superannuation, investment, insurance and human resources industries, Andrew manages key client relationships and develops strategic solutions for major clients. He also plays an important role in driving Willis Towers Watson’s research efforts and thought leadership in Australia, providing industry leading insights for our clients.

Andrew is experienced in conducting planning and strategy meetings, including the development of clear action plans and success metrics. He has also conducted numerous executive interviews and employee workshops to provide key insights into risk, culture and change initiatives. Andrew is a regular speaker at industry events, especially in relation to retirement income solutions, savings adequacy, and member engagement tools and strategies. For example, Andrew spoke in Hong Kong and Beijing at The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia’s (ASFA) 4th Asia-Pacific Pensions Forum on the mission and objectives for retirement savings, including how we are framing retirement and the role of online tools and advice to engage members.

Andrew holds a Bachelor of Science majoring in mathematics and statistics from the University of Melbourne (1981-1983) and is also a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (2016). Andrew is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia (1990) and was Convenor of its Superannuation Practice Committee (2008-2017). He was also a Council member in 2012 and is currently Chair of the Actuaries Institute’s Retirement Strategy Group (2017-current). Andrew is on the Board of The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) (2015-current) and is Chair of ASFA’s Consumer & Industry Outcomes Policy Council as well as Deputy Chair of the Super System Design Policy Council.

Michael Clancy joined Qantas Super as Chief Executive Officer on 7 December 2015.

Michael has more than 20 years’ experience in the financial services industry, with particular focus on the superannuation, investment and insurance sectors.

He is the Co-Founder and Director of cloud-based wealth advice service, BigFuture.

For the past two years, Michael has consulted to a range of financial services organisations on business strategy, product strategy, governance and implementation.

Prior to this he spent more than 15 years at NAB in leadership roles, where his key achievements included driving significant innovations such as nabtrade, MLC Wrap, a retirement solutions centre of excellence, and the MLC MasterKey Investment Protection product.

He is currently a member of the Anglicare Sydney Council, where he is the Chair of the Investment Committee and a member of the Governance Committee. He has previously served as an Executive Director or Non-Executive Director on boards such as the Superannuation Trustee Boards at NAB, WealthHub Securities Limited, Plum Financial Services Limited, National Corporate Investment Services Limited, and the CFA Society of Sydney.

Michael holds a Bachelor’s degree in Finance and Economics from the University of Technology, Sydney, and is a Chartered Financial Analyst. He is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and the CFA Institute.

Chris Davies joined TelstraSuper in October 2013 as Chief Executive Officer. In his role, Chris is responsible for the strategic direction of the fund and overseeing its operational management to meet the needs of the members. Chris sits on TelstraSuper’s Investment Committee and Claims Assessment Committee, as well as being a Director of TelstraSuper Financial Planning.

Chris holds a Bachelor of Economics and a Bachelor of Laws and started his career practicing law in a national law firm, before moving to the financial services sector. Chris’ experience in the financial services industry spans over 30 years with senior roles at BT Financial Group and other leading superannuation groups. Prior to joining TelstraSuper, Chris was the Executive Manager, Member and Employer Solutions at UniSuper for over four years.

David has been the Chief Executive Officer of HOSTPLUS since September 2003 and has extensive business experience in superannuation, finance, marketing, corporate and fund governance, taxation, risk management, external and internal audit, corporate/strategic planning and implementation.

David is also a Director of leading men’s health not-for-profit charity The E.J. Whitten Foundation, the Fund Executives Association Ltd, the Tourism & Transport Forum and the Industry Super Network.

He is a qualified chartered accountant in Australia as well as a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and a Fellow of ASFA, the Financial Services Institute of Australia and the Australian Institute of Management.

Linda leads Colonial First State, one of Australia’s largest providers of superannuation and post-retirement products, and is responsible for 1100 employees, $114 billion in funds under advice, and the superannuation outcomes for over 1 million Australians. She is an Executive Director of the RSE Boards for Colonial First State, CommInsure and Commonwealth Bank superannuation and investment products.

A strong advocate for superannuation and improving adequacy for Australians, Linda has been on the Financial Literacy Advisory Board since 2005 and is a member of ASFA’s Consumer Awareness Policy Council. She is a member of FSC’s Superannuation Board Committee and chairs the Superannuation Governance working group. In 2009, she received the IFSA Industry Excellence Award and was named Money Management’s inaugural Women in Super “Super Executive of the Year” in 2013.

Before joining CFS in 2010, Linda was Managing Director Superannuation at Russell Investments and an ASFA Director. Over her career, Linda has provided a range of investment, consulting and administration services to some of Australia’s largest corporate, industry and retail superannuation funds. She has also worked for the Insurance and Superannuation Commission, and as a special adviser for ASIC.

John McMurtrie joined Link Group in 2002 as Managing Director.

John's previous senior appointments include Executive General Manager of ASX's Investors and Companies division and Chief Executive Officer of UBS Australia. He was previously Chair of Sydney Water Corporation and was the inaugural Chair of the National Electricity Code Administrator (NECA).

John has over 40 years of business experience, more than 35 of which have been in the financial services industry, covering both the public and private sectors.

Deanne Stewart joined First State 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 First State 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.

Leeanne Turner is the CEO of MTAA Super. She has over 30 years’ experience in the superannuation industry across a broad spectrum of superannuation funds and at various levels.

Leeanne spent many years undertaking administration roles at ComSuper before venturing into Secretariat roles with the then CSS, PSS and Military Super Boards. She spent several years at the Department of Defence working on superannuation policy for the military schemes before joining AvSuper in 2001. In 2004 Leeanne was appointed as the CEO of AvSuper.

In 2007, she seized the opportunity to expand her knowledge of industry funds by accepting the role of Deputy CEO at MTAA Super and in 2011 she was appointed as MTAA Super’s Chief Executive Officer. Leeanne was awarded FEAL’s 2014 Fund Executive of the Year. During her time at MTAA Super, Leeanne oversaw a dramatic turnaround in Fund performance winning MTAA Super, the Best Medium Fund of the Year at the Conexus Financial Superannuation Awards for both 2015 and 2017.