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:
- Managing the financial governance framework,
- Establishing financial policies,
- Identifying and mitigating high and extreme organisational risks,
- Recruiting the external auditor and manage audit recommendations.
The committee provides guidance and direction to ensure the financial and operational sustainability of the organisation.
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
|
Staff Elected Director
|
Rest
|
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Andrew Major
|
Staff Elected Director
|
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
|
| Anne Nguyen |
AIST Associate |
ISA |
| Benedict Davies |
AIST Member |
UniSuper |
| Brenda Mills |
AIST Member |
Rest |
| Brendan Daly |
Staff Elected Director |
Rest |
| Carla De Campo |
AIST Associate |
IFM |
| Carlos Lopez (alternate) |
AIST Member |
HESTA |
| Catherine Bolger |
President |
SAS Trustees |
| Chris McDermott |
AIST Member |
Cbus |
| Christine Nguyen |
AIST Member |
CareSuper |
| Csaba Baranyai |
AIST Associate |
Industry Funds Services |
| David Haynes |
Senior Manager, Policy |
AIST |
| Diana Orbell |
AIST Member |
Australian Retirement Trust |
| Ella Cebon |
AIST Associate |
Industry Super Australia |
| Enrico Burgio |
AIST Member |
HESTA |
| Erin Sales |
AIST Member |
HESTA |
| Eva Scheerlinck |
CEO |
AIST |
| Holly Lindsay |
Senior Manager, Governance |
AIST |
| Ian Lancaster (alternate) |
AIST Member |
Equip (Togethr Trustees) |
| Ian Lorimer (alternate) |
AIST Member |
UniSuper |
| James Bennett (Alternate) |
AIST Member |
AustralianSuper |
| Jane Macnamara |
AIST Member |
Aware Super |
| Joseph Mitchell |
AIST Associate |
ACTU |
| Kate Brown |
Senior Manager, Advocacy |
AIST |
| Kate Griffiths |
AIST Associate |
ACSI |
| Kaye Wheatley-Brown |
AIST Member |
legalsuper |
| Leah Watt |
AIST Member |
Brighter Super |
| Lisa Darmanin |
Trustee Elected Director |
Vision Super |
| Marco Mercadante |
AIST Member |
Equip (Togethr Trustees) |
| Matthew Rocks |
AIST Member |
TWU Super |
| Mel Birks |
General Manager, Advocacy |
AIST |
| Michelle Whittle |
AIST Associate |
ISA |
| Nada Siratkov |
AIST Member |
State Super |
| Nick Coates |
AIST Member |
AustralianSuper |
| Nik Petrovski |
AIST Member |
Link Group |
| Patrick McAvaney |
AIST Member |
SuperSA |
| Rachel Ryan |
AIST Member |
Brighter Super |
| Raph Kennedy |
AIST Member |
HESTA |
| Richard Murphy |
AIST Member |
AustralianSuper |
| Rogier Heijens |
AIST Member |
Australian Retirement Trust |
| Sandra Buckley |
General Manager Professional Development |
AIST |
| Sarah O'Brien |
AIST Member |
Rest |
| Sonia Hunyadi |
Government Relations |
AIST |
| Steven Miller |
AIST Member |
Telstra Super |
| Tina Samardzija |
AIST Associate |
ISA |
| Umberto Mecchi |
AIST Member |
Hostplus |
| Zach Tung |
AIST Member |
Cbus |
Remuneration Sub-Committee
The Remuneration & Nominations Sub-Committee is responsible, together with the Board, for:
- Approving salary increases for AIST staff in consultation with the CEO outside the standard annual increases contained in AIST’s Certified Agreement as amended from time to time
- Assisting the CEO, when requested, with senior staff recruitment and staffing issues
- Considering nominations for the President and Deputy-President roles
- Considering nominations for board appointed director roles
- Making recommendations to the Board.
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Name
|
Position
|
Fund
|
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Catherine Bolger
|
President
|
State Super (SAS Trustee Corp)
|
|
Julie Lander
|
Board Appointed Director
|
CareSuper
|
Last updated: 22 May 2023