Meet the team

Christine joined as Chair of the Board in October 2024.

Christine brings over 25 years’ experience in the financial services industry as both an executive and non-executive director. Her experience in large, complex and regulated sectors, along with her background in international business and insights from other sectors, ensures Aware continues to shape the best possible retirement for our members.

Other current roles

Chair, Board
Chair, People, Remuneration and Governance Committee
Member, Investment Committee
Chairman, Suncorp Group
Director, Cochlear Limited

Qualifications

ANU Undergraduate Degree, BA/LLB Hons.

Roslyn joined our board in 2019. She was jointly appointed by the Secretary of Premiers and Cabinet and the Secretary of Treasury.

Roslyn is a professional company director in financial services. She has more than 25 years’ experience in the super industry. Her expertise includes insurance, investment management, risk management and governance.

Before joining our board, Roslyn held many leadership roles in super. Roslyn began her career at the ISC (now Australian Prudential Regulation Authority). She was CEO of the Harwood Super Fund for 12 years. Roslyn was also a director at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) and has held other superannuation fund directorships.

Aware Super roles and responsibilities

Director
Chair, Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee
Member, Investment Committee
Member, Direct Assets Committee

Other

Life Member, ASFA
AIST Trustee of the Year 2022

Qualifications

Bachelor of Business (Acctg), University of Southern Queensland
Trustee Fellow, ASFA
Graduate, Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD)
Certified Practising Accountant, CPA Australia
Graduate Diploma in Applied Corporate Governance, Governance Institute of Australia
ASFA Accredited Investment Fiduciary
Diploma of Superannuation Management, Macquarie University

​Stewart​ joined Aware Super’s board in November 2022. He was appointed by Unions NSW.

Stewart has represented the interests of public sector workers for more than 20 years. He understands the workings of government and has excellent relationships with ministerial and department staff. Most recently, Stewart provided leadership to the Public Service Association executive and senior management teams.

Stewart was previously Senior Industrial Officer, for the Public Service Association of NSW. In 2016 he was elected General Secretary and is now responsible for the industrial representation of more than 39,000 public sector employees. Prior to that, Stewart also held senior roles with the Police Association of NSW.

Aware Super roles and responsibilities

Director
Member, People, Remuneration & Governance Committee
Member, Member Services Committee

Other current roles

General Secretary, Public Service Association of NSW
Branch Secretary, Community and Public Sector Union, NSW Branch

Qualifications

Bachelor of Applied Science in Information Science from the University of Technology Sydney
Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees

John was appointed to our board in 2020. His appointment was made by Unions NSW.

John’s background is in education. He was a schoolteacher for several years. John was also General Secretary and Deputy General Secretary of the NSW Teachers Federation. At the Federation, John helped improve the salaries and working conditions of casual teachers and gave temporary teachers access to the top of the salary scale and pro-rata conditions to that of permanent teachers.

At the Federation he also improved communication channels between union members and the education community. He did this by ​developing ground-breaking apps and introducing social media platforms and websites.

John was a director of Teachers Federation Health for over 20 years and saw it grow to the largest Restricted health fund in Australia. John was also an inaugral director of Nurses and Midwives Health from 2016 - 2020 giving Nurses and their families access to Health Insurance via their union membership.

Aware Super roles and responsibilities

Director
Member, Investments Committee
Member, Direct Assets Committee

Qualifications

Bachelor of Commerce (Economics and Accounting)
Diploma of Education (Economics)
Graduate Certificate in Marketing
Member of Australian Institute of Company Directors

Pip joined our board in 2018. She was appointed to the board by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (Victorian Branch).

Pip is a passionate advocate for healthcare workers. Before joining Aware Super, Pip had a long career as a clinical nurse in Victoria, working in public, private and community settings as well as aged care facilities.

After this, Pip began a career in industrial relations and held the role of Assistant Secretary of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (Victorian Branch) for 10 years.

Pip has also been a director of HESTA Super Fund.

Aware Super roles and responsibilities

Director
Member, Member Services Committee
Member, People, Remuneration & Governance Committee

Qualifications

Graduate Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (adv)
Graduate Diploma in Health Sciences, RMIT
Bachelor of Arts, Monash University
Certificate of Nursing

Philip joined our board in 2020. He was jointly appointed by the Secretary of Premiers and Cabinet and the Secretary of Treasury.

Philip’s experience ​is ​in financial markets. His career began as a Cadet Economist in the Reserve Bank of Australia. Philip spent more than 35 years working as a fund manager in Australia, Asia and the UK. Prior to joining our board, Philip was a Partner at Goldman Sachs in London and Sydney for 10 years. He was also Chair of Goldman Sachs Australia Managed Fund Board. And he was a member of the Goldman Sachs Australia and New Zealand Operating Committee.

​​Philip is passionate about helping people make better financial decisions. In 2018, Philip completed a Psychology degree focussed on behavioural finance decision making. Philip is currently completing a PhD on Decision making with uncertainty at the University of Sydney. Outside of Aware Super, Philip holds many leadership roles. He is a Director for Green Road Consulting – helping businesses with decision-making science. Philip is also a patrol member of the South Narrabeen Surf Lifesaving club in NSW.​

Aware Super roles and responsibilities

​​Director​
​​​​Chair, Investment Committee​
Chair, Direct Asset Committee

Other current roles

Non-Executive Director​,​ Platinum Asset Management
Director, Green​ R​oad Consulting
​​​Director, Moffitt Family Foundation
Director, Aberdeen Fund Pty Ltd
Chair, Newington College Foundation

Qualifications

Bachelor of Liberal Arts and Science (Psychology) with First Class Honours, The University of Sydney
Graduate Diploma of Psychology, The University of Sydney
Bachelor of Economics with First Class Honours, The University of Sydney
Associate​,​ The Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FINSIA)
Member Australian Institute of Company Directors

Patricia was appointed to our board in 2020. She is jointly appointed by the ​​Department of Education and Training Victoria and the Victorian Public Sector Commission.

Patricia specialises in governing not-for-profit member organisations. She is an experienced chair and board director. The sectors Patricia has worked across are vast – including health, banking, government and super.

Aside from her work with Aware Super, Patricia sits on many boards. She is Chair for Jesuit Social Services and Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s CEO Advisory Panel. She is also a board member of the Melbourne Theatre Company, among others.

Over the years, Patricia has received several distinguished awards.

These include:

An Order of Australia in 2008 for her services to Health and Social Policy
A Centenary Medal in 2002 for her services to Public Administration
An Honorary Doctorate from Monash University in 2013.

Aware Super roles and responsibilities

Director
Member, People, Remuneration & Governance Committee
Member, Investment Committee
Member, Direct Assets Committee

Other current roles

Chair, Jesuit Social Services
Chair, CEO Advisory Panel, The Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Deputy Chair, The Melbourne Theatre Company
​​​Chair, Melbourne Academic Centre for Health
​​Director, Caritas Australia​​​
​​Committee Member​​ and Chair Foundation,​​Melbourne Racing Club​

Qualifications

Honorary Doctorate, Monash University
Master of Administration, Monash University
Bachelor of Arts, University of Melbourne
Diploma of Education, University of Melbourne

Leigh​ joined our board in February 2023. She was appointed by the Victorian Healthcare Association (VHA).

Leigh is an experienced association executive in the health sector, with skills in governance, strategy, health policy and member services. Leigh has worked in clinical, research and management roles across public, private, and not-for-profit health services.

She also has 12 years’ experience as a CEO and Board Director of several national peak health associations. In these roles, Leigh improved member services and developed a successful advocacy portfolio across state and federal jurisdictions.

Leigh is a member of our Governance and Nominations Committee and the People and Remuneration Committee.

Aware Super roles and responsibilities

Director
Member, People, Remuneration & Governance Committee
Member, Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee

Other current roles

CEO, Victorian Healthcare Association

Qualifications

Bachelor of Prosthetics and Orthotics (Hons)
Master of Public Health
Currently completing a PhD in Health Economics

Erin joined the board in July 2024.

Joining the Fund with an extensive background in education, teaching around the globe including Australia, the United Kingdom and South Korea. Along with education, her time spent as union leader brings a wealth of experience from financial and resource management and enterprise bargaining to strategic planning.

Aware Super role and responsibilities

Director
Member, Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee

Qualifications

Master of Labor and Industrial Relations I Human Resources Management
Bachelor of Education (Secondary) I Bachelor Applied Science (Health Promotion)

Debora joined our board in May 2024.

A respected chief executive and leader in public administration, with extensive governance and operational delivery experience in the health sector, Debora brings decades of experience operating within large complex organisations with statutory and public stewardship. She is passionate about improving the lives of Australians through health and access to health care.

Aware Super roles and and responsibilities

Member, Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee
Member, Member Services Committee

Other current roles

Chair, Major Tasmanian Hospital Emergency Department
Chair, Investigation into Reportable Deaths and Death Reporting Processes in Tasmanian Public Hospitals
Advisor, Wesfarmers Health
Chair, Odyssey House Board of Directors
Principal, Debora Picone AO Consulting
Independent Chair, Appointed by Australian Health Minister Health Technology Assessment Policy and Methods Review Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care Review of approval of medicines in Australia

Qualifications

Bachelor of Health Administration
University of NSW General Nurse Training
New South Wales Certificate in Renal Nursing