Media Release

Board members announced

Published 23 November, 2020

Published 23 November, 2020

23 November 2020

Board members announced

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) is pleased to announce the appointment of two additional Directors to the ASFA Board: Andrew Fraser, Chair of Sunsuper, and Frank Lombardo, Chief Operating Officer, IOOF.

These appointments follow the passing of a special resolution allowing two additional Directors be appointed to the ASFA Board for an interim period until the 2021 Annual General Meeting.

“I am pleased to have Andrew and Frank join the ASFA Board as we work to address the challenges presented by COVID-19, the changing legislative and regulatory landscape, and the increasing importance of securing sustainable retirement outcomes for Australians,” said ASFA Chair, Dr Michael Easson.

Four directors were re-elected to the ASFA Board – Industry sector representatives Debby Blakey and Leeanne Turner, and Corporate sector representatives Michael Clancy and Chris Davies.

Following the Annual General Meeting, which was held online on 28 October 2020 due to COIVD-19, the ASFA Board is made up of the following directors:

Independent Chair

Dr Michael Easson AM, Chairman, Founding Director of EG Funds Management

Industry funds

Debby Blakey, Chief Executive Officer, HESTA
Leeanne Turner, Chief Executive Officer, MTAA Superannuation Fund

Public sector funds

Damian Hill, Chief Executive Officer, Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC)
Deanne Stewart, Chief Executive Officer, Aware Super

Service providers

Jo-Anne Bloch, Leader, Mercer Administration Services
Andrew Boal (Fellow of ASFA), Chief Executive Officer, Rice Warner

Retail funds

Melinda Howes (Fellow of ASFA), General Manager of Superannuation, BT Financial Group
Kelly Power, General Manager Product, Colonial First State

Corporate funds

Michael Clancy, Chief Executive Officer, Qantas Superannuation
Chris Davies, Chief Executive Officer, TelstraSuper

Additional Directors

Andrew Fraser, Chair of Sunsuper
Frank Lombardo, Chief Operating Officer, IOOF

For further information, please contact:

Jacqui Maddock, 0451 949 300.

About ASFA

ASFA is the peak policy, research and advocacy body for Australia’s superannuation industry. It is a not-for-profit, sector-neutral, and non-party political, national organisation. ASFA’s mission is to continuously improve the superannuation system, so all Australians can enjoy a comfortable and dignified retirement.

Acknowledgement of Country

We want to respectfully acknowledge the Traditional Owners and Custodians of these lands, seas, and waters throughout Australia. We pay our respects to Elders both past and present. We acknowledge the history, the resilience and the continual contributions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of their Country.

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Daniel Mulino MP

Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services

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Born in Brindisi, Italy, Daniel was a young child when he moved with his family to Australia. He grew up in Canberra and completed his first degrees – arts and law – at the ANU. He then completed a Master of Economics (University of Sydney) and a PhD in economics from Yale.

He lectured at Monash University, was an economic adviser in the Gillard government and was a Victorian MP from 2014 to 2018. As Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer of Victoria, Daniel helped deliver major infrastructure projects and developed innovative financing structures for community projects.

In 2018 he was preselected for the new federal seat of Fraser and became its first MP at the 2019 election, re-elected in 2022 and 2025. From 2022 to 2025, Daniel was chair of the House of Representatives’ Standing Economics Committee in which he chaired inquiries; economic dynamism, competition and business formation and insurers’ responses to 2022 major floods claims.

In 2025, he became the Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services.

In August 2022, Daniel published ‘Safety Net: The Future of Welfare in Australia’, which aims to explore the ways in which an insurance approach can improve the effectiveness of government service delivery.