Our Board

United Super Pty Ltd is the Trustee company (Trustee) of the Construction and Building Unions Superannuation Fund (Cbus) offering Media Super products. The Trustee is the legal entity responsible for the prudent management of the Fund including its overall governance, financial and risk management capability, investments, and strategic direction.

The Board of the Trustee is ultimately responsible for the sound and prudent management of the Trustee’s business operations.

The Directors of United Super are appointed from member and employer associations, with two independent Directors.

Under the Board’s governance structure, at least two thirds of the Directors must agree to pass Board resolutions. This ensures the views of one Director cannot overly influence a decision without agreement from the residual Board.

Board Directors bring various capabilities and career experience, technical specialities and formal education, and are of different gender, age, geographic representation etc.

Directors are nominated by the Trustee company’s shareholder associations, and approved for appointment by the Board. The Board comprises 14 non-executive Directors (two are independent).

Directors are also appointed to one or more of the Board’s six permanent Committees, with other sub-committees formed and dissolved as required.

The Board complies with an extensive governance framework including, but not limited to the:

  • Trustee company’s Constitution
  • Fund Trust Deed
  • Board Charter
  • Fund Governance Policy (a comprehensive guide as to the key elements of Board and Fund governance).
  • Hon Wayne Swan

    Hon Wayne Swan

    Chair of Board and Independent Director

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  • John Edwards

    John Edwards

    Independent Director and Chair of Risk Committee

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  • Stephen Dunne

    Stephen Dunne

    Chair Of Investment Committee and Employer Director

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  • Michelle Beveridge

    Michelle Beveridge

    Chair of the Audit and Finance Committee and Employer Director

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  • Denita Wawn

    Denita Wawn

    Deputy Chair of the Board, Chair of the Operations and Technology Committee and Employer Director

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  • Ray Sputore AM

    Ray Sputore AM

    Acting Chair of Member, Employer and Growth Committee and Employer Director

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  • Hedley Davis

    Hedley Davis

    Acting Chair of People, Culture & Remuneration Committee and Employer Director

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  • Anne Milner

    Anne Milner

    Employer Director

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  • Earl Setches

    Earl Setches

    Member Director

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  • Padraig (Paddy) Crumlin

    Padraig (Paddy) Crumlin

    Member Director

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  • Jason O’Mara

    Jason O’Mara

    Member Director

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  • Lucy Weber

    Lucy Weber

    Member Director

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  • Mark Fagan

    Mark Fagan

    Member Director

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  • Stuart Gordon

    Stuart Gordon

    Member Director

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Further reading

You can read more about our Board by clicking on the links below.

Board Committees

The Cbus Trustee Board ensures the implementation and maintenance of a governance framework.

Under the Fund’s Trust Deed and the Trustee’s Constitution, the board may delegate its powers and responsibilities to committees of the board.

Committees are assigned authorities and oversight responsibilities by the board to assist it in fulfilling all statutory, fiduciary, governance and regulatory responsibilities.