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Colonial Mutual Superannuation Pty Ltd ABN 56 006 831 983 Colonial Mutual Superannuation Pty Ltd ABN 56 006 831 983 Executive Officers CMSExecutiveOfficersandTrustees_20190630 Ms Anne Ward Independent Director Anne Ward is a professional company Anne holds a Bachelor of Arts and a director with experience in business Bachelor of Laws from the University management, strategy, risk and of Melbourne and is a Fellow of the governance across a range of Australian Institute of Company industries. She was previously a Directors. commercial lawyer and has been the Anne is an independent director and General Counsel (Australia and Asia) the Chairman of Colonial First State of National Australia Bank for 6 years Investments Limited, Avanteos and a partner at Minter Ellison for 5 Investments Limited and Colonial years. Anne is also Chairman of the Mutual Superannuation Pty Ltd. Qantas Superannuation Plan and Zoos Victoria, and is a non-executive director of ASX listed MYOB Group Ltd and a Council Member of RMIT University. Ms Penni James Independent Director Penni James is a risk and compliance Penni is Chairman of the Board Audit professional and by training a and Risk Committee for Colonial chartered accountant. Penni has over Mutual Superannuation Pty Ltd and 25 years’ experience in the financial the Compliance committee for services industry including over 19 Colonial First State Managed years’ risk and compliance Infrastructure Limited, a Responsible management experience in global Entity and wholly owned subsidiary of financial services organisations. Commonwealth Bank. Penni is an independent director of Colonial First State Investments Limited, Avanteos Investments Limited and Colonial Mutual Superannuation Pty Ltd. Commonwealth Bank of Australia ABN 48 123 123 124 Page 2 of 4 Mr Ben Heap Independent Director Ben Heap has wide-ranging and prior to this, Head of experience and expertise in asset and Infrastructure for UBS Global Asset capital management as well as Management in the Americas. He financial technology and digital held a number of directorships businesses. associated with these roles and was Ben is a founding partner of H2 a non-executive director of the ventures, a financial technology, data Financial Services Council. and artificial intelligence focused Ben is a Director of Colonial First venture capital investment firm and a State Investments Limited and non-executive director of The Star Avanteos Investments Limited Entertainment Group Limited. He is (collectively CFS) and Colonial also a non-executive director of Mutual Superannuation Pty Ltd. He Gymnastics Australia and a member is also Chairman of the CFS Board of the Australian Commonwealth Investment Committee and is a Government’s Fintech Advisory member of the CFS Member Group. Outcome Committee and the CFS Ben was previously Managing Audit & Risk Committee. Director and the Head of Australasia for UBS Global Asset Management Mr Edward Eason Executive Director and Chief Prior to joining the Commonwealth Financial Officer, Enterprises Bank, Ed was a Managing Director at Services Commonwealth of Goldman Sachs in the investment Australia Banking division and co-Head of the Australian Financial Institutions Ed is the Chief Financial Officer, Advisory business. Ed joined partnering with the Enterprise Services Goldman Sachs in London in 1998 team to deliver the Group’s information before transferring to the Australian technology and banking operations office in 2000. functions. Ed holds a Masters of Arts degree in Ed joined CBA in September 2012 as Natural Sciences from the University Executive General Manager, Group of Cambridge, UK. Mergers and Acquisitions, which . expanded to also include Group Strategy Commonwealth Bank of Australia ABN 48 123 123 124 Page 3 of 4 Ms Linda Elkins Non Independent Non-Executive Commission and for ASIC as a special Director adviser. Linda was the Executive General Linda is a Director of ASFA. Linda Manager for CFS until 8 July 2019, won the inaugural Money which provides investment, Management Women in Super “Super superannuation and retirement Executive of the Year” award in 2013, products to individuals as well as to and was a recipient of the IFSA corporate and superannuation fund Industry Excellence Award in 2009 investors. and has worked in the superannuation industry for more than 15 years. Before joining CFS Linda held a number of roles in the Superannuation Linda is also a Director of Colonial industry including Managing Director of First State Investments Limited, Superannuation at Russell Avanteos Investments Limited and Investments. Linda has also worked Colonial Mutual Superannuation Pty for the Australian Government in the Ltd. Insurance and Superannuation in the Commonwealth Bank of Australia ABN 48 123 123 124 Page 4 of 4 .
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