Board Committees

The AIST Board has the authority to establish board committees and ad hoc committees to assist its work, but retains overriding responsibility for any delegated activity. Within this context the Board may:

• Delegate any of its powers to a committee
• Appoint the chair of a committee

The Board determines the Chairperson of each committee at its first meeting each year. The composition of the committees may include AIST directors and/or staff and industry experts who are also AIST members. The committees report to the Board and must exercise their delegated powers in accordance with any board directions.

Each committee established by the Board is required to adopt a charter that must be approved by the Board. The charter must set out the committee's composition, responsibilities and other matters relating to its effective operation. All committees must adhere to the principles contained in the AIST Board Charter.

Quicklinks

Finance, Risk & Audit Committee
Policy & Governance Committee
Remuneration Sub-Committee

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Finance, Risk & Audit Committee

The Finance, Risk & Audit Committee is a Board business committee, with the delegated authority and responsibility of overseeing AIST's financial operations, audit requirements and risk assessments, in particular:

• Monitoring the accounts against the approved budget
• Monitoring cash flows
• Overseeing the preparation of finance reports for the Board
• Ensuring that AIST complies with all relevant accounting standards
• Overseeing preparation of annual accounts
• Ensuring transparency of member reporting
• Making recommendations to the Board regarding the appointment of an auditor
• Actively monitoring AIST's risk management framework
• Overseeing the preparation of risk management reports for the Board
• Reviewing relevant policies and procedures annually
• Reviewing contractual arrangements prior to presentation to the Board
• Conducting an annual risk management review

The Finance, Risk & Audit Committee Charter document contains a full outline of the Committee structure and duties.

Our guidelines stipulate disclosing the names of those who sit on the committee. Below are the finance committee members:

Name	AIST Role	Organisation
George Sagonas (Chair)	N/A	PwC
Catherine Bolger	President	State Super (SAS Trustee Corp)
Craig Peate	Trustee Elected Director	Active Super
Brendan Daly	Staff Elected Director	Rest
Eva Scheerlinck	CEO	AIST
Matthew Jackson	Head of Corporate Services	AIST

 

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Policy & Governance Committee

The Policy & Governance Committee is a board business committee, with the delegated authority and responsibility of the following activities:

• Development of AIST's Policy Platform and specific policies stemming from it
• Monitoring superannuation policy developments
• Providing input for the preparation of AIST submissions
• Proposing initiatives to the Board with respect to agreed policies
• Assisting with the preparation of policy papers
• Representing AIST at meetings with industry policy makers when required
• Making recommendations to the Board for research projects
• Overseeing approved research projects
• Suggesting policy topics for conferences and seminar lunches

The Policy & Governance Committee Charter features a full outline of the Committee structure and duties.

Name	AIST Role	Organisation
Geoff Lake (Chair)	Trustee Elected Director	Vision Super
Ailsa Goodwin	AIST Member	Cbus
Andrew Proebstl	AIST Member	legalsuper
Ann Smith	AIST Member	First State Super
Brenda Mills	AIST Member	REST
Carla De Campo	AIST Member	Cbus
Cath Bowtell	AIST Associate	Industry Fund Services
Catherine Bolger	President	SAS Trustees
David Smelt	AIST Member	Statewide
Diana Orbell	AIST Member	Sunsuper
Ella Cebon	AIST Associate	Industry Super Australia
Garnett Hollier	AIST Member	LGIAsuper
Ian Lorimer	AIST Member	UniSuper
James Bennett (Alternate)	AIST Member	HESTA
Julie Lander	Board Appointed Director	CareSuper
Kate Farrar	AIST Member	LGIAsuper
Kate Griffiths	AIST Associate	ACSI
Lisa Cumberland	AIST Member	BUSSQ
Louise du Pre-Alba	Deputy President	AustralianSuper
Mary Delahunty	AIST Member	HESTA
Matthew Rocks	AIST Member	TWU Super
Michael Fisher (Alternate)	AIST Associate	Industry Super Australia
Nada Siratkov	AIST Member	State Super
Nik Petrovski	AIST Member	Link Group
Patrick McAvaney	AIST Member	SuperSA
Robyn Petrou	AIST Member	Energy Super
Rogier Heijens	AIST Member	QSuper
Rosemary Kelly	AIST Member	First State Super
Sandra Buckley	AIST Associate	Women In Super
Sarah O'Brien	AIST Member	REST
Steven Miller	AIST Member	Telstra Super
Sue Pearce	AIST Associate	Link Group
Carlos Lopez	Policy and Regulatory Analyst	AIST
David Haynes	Senior Manager, Policy	AIST
Erin Sales	Senior Manager, Advocacy, AIST	AIST
Eva Scheerlinck	CEO	AIST
Holly Lindsay	Senior Manager, Governance, AIST	AIST
Janet de Silva	Senior Manager Media and Communications	AIST
Mel Birks	Head of Advocacy	AIST
Sam Lynch	Policy and Campaigns Advisor	AIST

 

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Remuneration Sub-Committee

The Remuneration Sub-Committee is a board business committee, with the delegated authority and responsibility of overseeing the CEO's role and AIST's staff remuneration, in particular:

• Assess the CEO's role against the position description
• Assess the KPIs for the CEO position
• Assess the CEO's performance against the outcomes for the business and strategic plans
• Assist the CEO with any senior staff appointments, as required
• Set any pay increases for AIST staff outside of AIST’s Certified Agreement as amended from time to time.

The Remuneration Sub-Committee Charter contains a full outline of the Committee structure and duties.

Name	Position	Fund
Sonya Beyers	Trustee Elected Director	BUSS(Q)
Catherine Bolger	President	State Super (SAS Trustee Corp)
Louise Du Pre-Alba	Staff Elected Director	AustralianSuper
Julie Lander	Board Appointed Director	CareSuper
Neisha Traill	Trustee Elected Director	LGIAsuper

Last updated: 07 Oct 2021