We're all in this together. More than 1,000,000 Australians trust HESTA with their money. So together, we invest close to AUD75 billion in savings to create brighter futures.Mercy Super undertook a successor fund transfer (merger) with HESTA on 1 December 2022. As an outcome taken on newly created central investment governance and oversight position charged with overseeing, enabling and developing HESTA’s investment management platform capabilities. This includes:• Firm-wide coordination and contribution to strategic initiatives and the solving of various challenges; • Investment office management including project and change management activities; and• Investment Committee facilitation and support.

ReNutrients seek to partner with innovative companies, with sustainable products that will positively impact the agricultural industry in Australia. Our initial offering stems from our proud partnership with Tracegrow, Finland. We are the exclusive distributor for ZM-Grow by Tracegrow, Finland, a revolutionary new organic micronutrient fertiliser made by recycling and purifying used Alkaline batteries.​ZM-Grow is the world’s most effective, ecological zinc and manganese-based micronutrient product, which improves crop yields and reduces the risk of malnourishment of both humans and livestock.www.renutrients.com.au

Mercy Super has a long and proud history of looking after the retirement savings of our members. We’ve been doing it for 60 years and it’s a responsibility we take seriously.We exist solely to look after the super for our membership community – overseeing more than $1.7 billion in super belonging to current and former employees of Mercy Partners and other Sisters of Mercy organisations, and their partners.www.mercysuper.com.auIn a newly created leadership role, first and until January 2022, its only in-house investment expertise, I have been responsible for all things investment including: • Evolution of governance frameworks, internalisation of investment oversight and monitoring activities, development of reporting processes, coordination and management of external asset consultant / advisors, investment managers and regulators and the development and execution of Responsible Investment strategy;• Portfolio management, including asset allocation decisions, research, due diligence and on-boarding activities;• Day-to-day engagement with CEO (formally holds CIO responsibilities), external asset consultant, Frontier, Trustee Board and supporting committees (Investment Committee and Audit & Risk Committee).Mercy Super's investment portfolio comprises a multi-asset, multi-manager offering encompassing Australian and International Equities and Fixed Income, global Infrastructure and Real Estate, Private Equity and other Alternative Investment Strategies with external managers located both in Australia and global jurisdictions.

The Abu Dhabi Investment Council is an investment arm of the Government of Abu Dhabi with assets under management exceeding USD100bn. The Council started its operations in April 2007 and is responsible for investing part of the government’s surplus financial resources through a globally diversified investment strategy, targeting positive capital returns through an expansive portfolio of highly diversified asset classes and active investment management strategies.www.adcouncil.aeAs a Manager within Business Assurance I was part of a small but senior team of investment industry experts responsible for various aspects of the ongoing operation of the Council’s internal audit function including:• Completion of investment department and support function audits including all aspects of risk assessment & scoping, program development, fieldwork & execution, issues identification & resolution, and reporting;• Coordination & oversight of Information Technology audits performed by external service providers (Big 4 practices);• Ad-hoc high impact / high sensitivity investigations and reviews as requested by executive management;• Business-wide risk assessments and development of annual and 3 year audit plans;• Development of the internal audit function including its methodology, processes / procedures and tools used;• Audit Committee coordination, interaction and reporting plus liaison with local regulatory and oversight bodies.Recurring audits were undertaken across all of the Council's investment classes including Equities and Fixed Income, Private Equity, Global Infrastructure, Global Real Estate, Hedge Funds and local MENA region strategic Assets. Additionally, operational audits across Strategy & Overlays operations, Custody, Finance and Information Technology.

Babcock & Brown was a global investment and advisory firm with four business units: Infrastructure and Project Finance, Real Estate, Operating Leasing and Structured and Corporate finance. The company had established a specialised funds and asset management platform across the business units that resulted in the establishment of a number of listed and unlisted funds with over A$80bn in assets under management. It operated from over 30 offices across Australia, North America, Europe, Asia, United Arab Emirates and Africa and had in excess of 1,500 employees worldwide. As a Senior Investment Manager my responsibility was to oversee and coordinate the Investment Management function of Babcock & Brown in EMEA for all investment types noted above and the North American Leasing operations. Core responsibilities included:- Oversight, Facilitation and Development of the Capital Approval Process- Investment Governance & Reporting Oversight and Development- Project Management and Process ImprovementMy areas of responsibility and oversight included EMEA region operations (United Kingdom, German, Italy, France, Spain, Luxembourg, United Arab Emirates and South Africa) across Infrastructure, Real Estate, Structured Product and Private Equity deal flow / investments and North American Leasing Operations.

PwC is the largest provider of professional services in the world with over 160,000 staff in 151 countries and operating in the fields of Assurance, Taxation, and Advisory & Transaction Support Services.I commenced my professional career within the Financial Services Division of Coopers & Lybrand Sydney as a university graduate. On completion of my professional qualifications in Chartered Accountancy and Finance & Investment, I transferred as an Assistant Manager to the Insurance & Investment Management Assurance Division of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP London. Specialising in the Investment Management industry (particularly Private Equity & Venture Capital clients within the Alternative Investments sub-group), I was promoted to Manager in January 2002 and to Senior Manager in July 2004.During my near 10 years with PwC, I was involved in an array of audit and other assurance engagements, including both external and internal audit, regulatory audits and reviews, performance measurement and reporting assignments, fund raisings, controls reporting, special investigations and due-diligence, and other advisory assignments across predominantly mainstream Asset Managers (Equities & Fixed Income), Private Equity, Infrastructure and Property Investment Management houses.In addition to client engagement assignments, I had been proactive in many other activities whilst at PwC including:• Group Leader (group of 101 staff);• Private Equity technical specialist function;• Internal risk management and quality reviews;• Recruitment / resourcing and other HR related matters;• Internal risk management and quality reviews;• Knowledge Management;• Course design and speaker at internal and external training courses.