Trustee

Elana Rubin is a Member Director nominated by the ACTU. She was the Chair of ARF from 1994 to 1997, and Executive Director - Investments of ARF from 1997 to 2006. Elana is currently the Chair of VicTrack and the Victorian WorkCover Authority; and is a Director of Industry Superannuation Property Trust, TOWER Australia Group Ltd and the Transport Accident Commission. Elana has a Bachelor of Arts (Hons), Master of Arts, Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment, and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Cath Bowtell is a Member Director nominated by the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU). She is a Senior Industrial Officer with the ACTU, with responsibility for superannuation policy. She coordinates the ACTU's response to laws affecting work, retirement incomes, and corporations law, as well as the ACTU's women's policy. Cath was a Director of ARF from 2001 and is also a Director of the Australian Government Employees Superannuation Scheme.

Brian Daley is a Member Director nominated by the Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union (LHMU). He is currently the National President of the LHMU. Brian has had a long-serving career in the superannuation industry. He has been a Director of Industry Fund Services and Host Plus Pty Ltd and played a critical part as a representative of the ACTU to the Federal Government Summit, which developed the Superannuation Guarantee Contribution. He was also a representative of the ACTU on the Social Security Taskforce into Retirement Incomes.

Lucio Di Bartolomeo is an Employer Director nominated by the Ai Group. Lucio is a Non-Executive Director of Downer EDI, Reliance Rail, Macquarie Generation, Australian Rail Track Corporation, and Chairman of Parklands Foundation. He was previously the Managing Director of ADI Limited. Lucio is also the NSW State President of the Ai Group.

Bernie Fraser has been an Independent Director of both ARF and STA and is now an Independent Director of AustralianSuper. Bernie has an extensive background in finance, having held the position of Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia from 1989 to 1996, Secretary to the Treasury from 1984 to 1989 and Director of National Energy Office from 1981 to 1984. He currently holds directorships with Members Equity Bank and CBUS and was formerly the Chairman of the Government Superannuation Office of Victoria. He has received Honorary Doctorates from the University of New England and Charles Sturt University. He is also an honorary Professor of Economics at the University of Canberra.

Paul Howes is a Member Director nominated by the Australian Workers' Union (AWU). He is currently the AWU National Vice President and is responsible for coordinating the AWU's industrial representation in the aluminium, steel, mining and manufacturing industries. Paul has previously held roles as the AWU's National Organiser, National Media Officer and as an Organiser in the NSW Branch of the Union as well as being a researcher with Unions NSW. He was previously an alternate Director of construction industry fund CBUS.

John Ingram is an Employer Director nominated by the Australian Industry Group (Ai Group). John currently holds positions as the Chairman of Wattyl Ltd, Chairman of Nick Scali Ltd, non-executive Director of the United Group Ltd, and non-executive Director of Savcor Ltd. John has previously held roles as a non-executive Director of the Rinker Group Ltd, a Director of the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, and was the Managing Director of the Crane Group Ltd.

Jeff Lawrence is a Member Director nominated by the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU). He is currently the Secretary of the ACTU and has served the union movement for more than 30 years. Jeff’s prior experience includes heading the Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union (LHMU) and he has worked as a senior member of the ACTU Executive. Jeff has qualifications in Arts/Law (Hons) from the University of Sydney.

Dave Oliver is a Member Director nominated by the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU). He is currently the National Secretary of the AMWU and has worked with the Union for more than 20 years. Other roles with the AMWU have included State Secretary of the Victorian Branch, State Organiser of the NSW Branch, and Assistant National Secretary. Dave established and is currently a Director of the National Entitlement Security Trust (NEST), the first Industry Trust Fund with national coverage established to provide protection and portability of workers entitlements. He is currently on the Executive of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) and is an ALP Delegate to State and National Conference.

Heather Ridout is an Employer Director nominated by the Australian Industry Group (Ai Group). She is the Chief Executive of the Ai Group, a position she has held since 2004 following 25 years of service to the organisation and its predecessor, the Metal Trades Industry Association (MTIA). Heather is a leading figure in the public policy debate and is a member of a number of policy-setting and consultative groups including Skills Australia, the Business Advisory Group on Workplace Relations, Infrastructure Australia and the Henry Review of Taxation. Heather has a Bachelor of Economics (Hons) degree from the University of Sydney.

Peter Thomas is an Employer Director nominated by the Australian Industry Group (Ai Group). He was formerly the Chair of the Victorian Learning and Employment Skills Commission and is an Ai Group Emeritus National Councillor and a Director of GUD Holdings Limited. Peter worked for Holden Limited for 41 years and his senior appointments included Managing Director of Holden Engine Company and Executive Director of Planning and External Affairs.

Walter Uhlenbruch AO is an Employer Director nominated by the Ai Group. He has a PhD in business administration and management, with a special interest in international trade and trade barriers. He has worked for Hella in Australia and Asia Pacific, and is Honorary Chairman of Hellas' Regional Headquarters for Asia Pacific. Walter has been involved in the Australian Manufacturing Council, National Investment Council and the Australian Automotive Aftermarket Association. He has served as National President of the Committee for Economic Development of Australia, the Federation of Automotive Products Manufacturers and the Society of Automotive Engineers Australasia. He is also an Adjunct Professor at the Industrial Research Institute Swinburne (IRIS) and a member of the board of the Monash Institute for the Study of Global Movements. In 1991 he was appointed a Member, and in 2005, an Officer in the General Division of the Order of Australia. In 2001 he was made an Honary Citizen of the Northern Chinese City of Changchun and in 2002 he was inducted into the Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame.

Grahame Willis is an Employer Director nominated by the Ai Group. He is the Executive Director of Finance, Administration and Superannuation at Ai Group with whom he has been employed for 42 years. He has had extensive experience in general management, financial management, legal issues and superannuation. In his present position with the Ai Group, he is responsible for the national financial, legal and corporate management of the organisation and its subsidiaries, including management of the investment portfolio and staff superannuation fund. In 1997 Grahame received the Trustee of the Year Award at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds.