MLC bolsters corporate super team with new appointment

Binaya Dahal

Journalist

6 February 2026

The increased demand in workplace super solutions has seen one of Australia’s largest superannuation funds, MLC, poach a senior executive from payroll and HR platform, Employment Hero. 

The fund has appointed James Sinclair as a Senior Manager, Corporate Growth in its corporate super team, tasking him with driving growth in the institutional and employer markets.

Sinclair, who boasts a decade of experience in the superannuation sector having held roles at AMP, Mercer, Media Super, SS&C Technologies and Iress, most recently served as financial partnerships lead at Employment Hero.

Chief executive at MLC Super, Dave Woodall said Sinclair’s appointment comes at a vital time for the fund as it seeks to re-establish its presence in the corporate market.

“We know that MLC is one of Australia’s most trusted and enduring financial brands, and that generations of Australians recognise the golden egg as a symbol of quality, expertise and a pioneering spirit,” he said.

“James will play an integral role within the corporate growth team as we build on MLC’s nearly 140 years of experience as one of Australia’s largest retirement providers in the corporate employer market.”

MLC, which is owned by Insignia Financial, relaunched last year after being absent from the market for more than half a decade. Insignia completed the operational separation of MLC from National Australia Bank (NAB) in November 2024.

The process involved migrating more than 700,000 MasterKey and Plum accounts, 55 systems and applications, and over 100 terabytes of data, making it one of the largest technology transitions in the sector’s history.

MLC, which was reliant on NAB’s systems and technology to service its customers and advisers, started operating entirely within the Insignia Financial environment as a result of the separation.