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.
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Finance, Risk & Audit Committee
Policy & Governance Committee
Remuneration Sub-Committee
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:
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Name
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AIST Role
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Organisation
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George Sagonas (Chair)
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N/A
|
PwC
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Brendan Daly
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Staff Elected Director
|
Rest
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Andrew Major
|
Staff Elected Director
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HESTA
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Craig Peate
|
Trustee Elected Director
|
Active Super
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Eva Scheerlinck
|
CEO
|
AIST
|
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.
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Name
|
AIST Role
|
Organisation
|
| Julie Lander (Chair) |
Board Appointed Director |
CareSuper |
| James Bennett (Alternate) |
AIST Member |
AustralianSuper |
| Natalie Alford |
AIST Member |
Equip (Togethr Trustees) |
| Csaba Baranyai |
AIST Associate |
Industry Funds Services |
| Mel Birks |
General Manager, Advocacy |
AIST |
| Catherine Bolger |
President |
SAS Trustees |
| Sandra Buckley |
General Manager Professional Development |
AIST |
| Ella Cebon |
AIST Associate |
Industry Super Australia |
| Nick Coates |
AIST Member |
AustralianSuper |
| Lisa Cumberland |
AIST Member |
BUSSQ |
| Kate Griffiths |
AIST Associate |
ACSI |
| David Haynes |
Senior Manager, Policy |
AIST |
| Rogier Heijens |
AIST Member |
QSuper |
| Holly Lindsay |
Senior Manager, Governance |
AIST |
| Ian Lorimer |
AIST Member |
UniSuper |
| Jane Macnamara |
AIST Member |
Aware Super |
| Patrick McAvaney |
AIST Member |
SuperSA |
| Umberto Mecchi |
AIST Member |
Hostplus |
| Steven Miller |
AIST Member |
Telstra Super |
| Brenda Mills |
AIST Member |
REST |
| Sarah O'Brien |
AIST Member |
REST |
| Diana Orbell |
AIST Member |
Sunsuper |
| Sue Pearce |
AIST Associate |
Link Group |
| Robyn Petrou |
AIST Member |
Energy Super |
| Nik Petrovski |
AIST Member |
Link Group |
| Matthew Rocks |
AIST Member |
TWU Super |
| Erin Sales |
AIST Member |
HESTA |
| Eva Scheerlinck |
CEO |
AIST |
| Nada Siratkov |
AIST Member |
State Super |
| Leah Watt |
AIST Member |
LGIAsuper |
| Kaye Wheatley-Brown |
AIST Member |
legalsuper |
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.
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Name
|
Position
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Fund
|
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Catherine Bolger
|
President
|
State Super (SAS Trustee Corp)
|
|
Julie Lander
|
Board Appointed Director
|
CareSuper
|
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Neisha Traill
|
Trustee Elected Director
|
LGIAsuper
|
Last updated: 27 May 2022