Michael Cottier

Chair and Independent Non-executive Director (16 November 2015 to present).

Michael Cottier was appointed as a Director of the Superannuation Boards in November 2015 and was appointed as Chair on 2 February 2024.

Michael is an experienced financial service professional with expertise in finance and taxation. Michael has held senior executive roles as CFO, QSuper Limited and CFO, QIC Limited, and senior finance and tax roles at Suncorp Group Limited.

Michael is currently on the Boards of Queensland Teachers Union Health Limited (Chair of Risk Committee), and WAM Alternative Assets Limited (Board Chair), and previously served as a member of the ASFA Governance & Regulatory Council.

Michael is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, a Fellow of Chartered Accountants ANZ, and holds a Masters in Taxation from The University of Queensland.

Doug Carmichael

Independent, Non-executive Director (1 July 2020 to present)

Doug Carmichael was appointed as a Director of the Superannuation Boards in July 2020. Doug serves as Chair on the Board Risk and Compliance Committee and is on the Board Audit Committee.

Doug has more than 35 years financial services experience most recently as the Commonwealth Bank Group Super Chief Executive where he led the trustee services team assisting the Group Super Board in the development and execution of strategies to achieve member satisfaction, fund growth and member retention.

He was previously General Manager of strategic operations and risk management for Australian Administration Services. Doug is a Founding Director and former President of the Canadian Australian Chamber of Commerce and was previously a Director of the Fund Executives Association Limited.

Doug was educated at Mount Allison University, Canada, and holds a Bachelor of Commerce.

Robin Burns

Independent, Non-executive Director (1 July 2019 to present)

Robin was appointed as a Director of the Superannuation Boards on 1 July 2019 and serves on the Board Investment Committee and Board Audit Committee.

Effective 10 July 2019, Robin was appointed as the Chairman of the Board Investment Committee. Robin held senior executive roles in financial services for over 25 years in a range of enterprises. He was Managing Director of Equity Trustees Ltd from 2010 to 2016 and since then has held a number of Non-executive Director positions. Before Equity Trustees he was CEO of Equipsuper and held previous positions as a CEO and CFO in financial services.

Robin is a past member of the Chartered Accounting Institutes in England & Wales and Australia and was a personal member of the Australian Stock Exchange. He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He served on the board of the Financial Services Council until 2016, chairing several Board Committees.

He is a Non-executive Director of Defence Health Ltd, Uniting Ethical Investors Limited and an independent member of the PIMCO Australia Compliance Committee.

Anne Anderson

Independent, Non-executive Director (19 October 2021 to present)

Anne was appointed as a Director of the Superannuation Boards in October 2021. Anne serves on the Board Investment Committee and the Board Risk and Compliance Committee.

Anne has over 35 years’ experience in financial services with a varied career in treasury and investment management. She has operated across Australian and international markets working with superannuation, wealth, sovereign and insurance retail, wholesale and institutional clients.

Anne served in several Managing Director roles with UBS Asset Management, including leading Asia Pacific Fixed Income business, chaired various global investment committees and was a member of the global executive leadership team.

Anne is currently an Advisor to the REST Board Investment Committee, Adviser to The Commonwealth Treasury Australian Office of Financial Management,  Independent Member of the E&P Financial Group Wealth Investment Committee, Member EnergyCo NSW Transmission Acceleration Facility, Independent Member of Minderoo Foundation Investment Committee, and Member of the ASIC Consultative Panel.

Anne has a Bachelor of Economics, a Master of Applied Finance from Macquarie University and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.