ART management restructure sees two exits

Mike Taylor

Managing Editor/Publisher, Financial Newswire

2 March 2023

The Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has announced a senior management restructure which sees the retirement of industry veteran Teifi Whatley and the exit of the fund’s chief member officer, Karin Muller.

Whatley will retire at the end of March after more than 20 years at Sunsuper and then ART, while Muller “has decided to pursue opportunities outside of the fund but will stay on till the end of March.

The restructure also sees the creation of a Chief Retirement role to focus on the execution of the fund’s retirement strategy.

Commenting on the changes, ART chief executive, Bernard Reilly said that as the fund approached its first anniversary the time was right to consider the xecutive structure.

“We believe our operating model will ensure we are providing market leading support for our members up to and through retirement. This is an important step as we strive to empower our members to retire well with confidence.

“Our vision is to be Australia’s most chosen and trusted retirement partner, and we believe this structure will align our business to deliver on this and set us up for continued success into the future.”

The executive team:

Chief Executive Officer – Bernard Reilly

Chief Commercial Officer – Dave Woodall

Chief Financial Officer – Anthony Rose

Chief Investment Officer – Ian Patrick

Chief People Officer – Helen Jackson

Chief Risk Officer – Anne Browne

Chief Strategy Officer – Stevhan Davidson

Chief Technology Officer – Rod Greenaway

Chief Member Officer – vacant

Chief Retirement Officer – vacant