Our Steering Committee
Teifi Whatley
Chair, SuperFriend Steering Committee
Director, SuperFriend
General Manager, Customer Experience and Insights, Sunsuper
Teifi is the General Manager Customer Experience and Insights at Sunsuper, one of Australia’s largest superannuation funds. She has over 25 years marketing and product experience in the superannuation, retail banking and stockbroking industries in Australia and the UK.
Damian Hill
Chair, SuperFriend Board of Directors
CEO, REST Industry Super
With over 20 years experience in life insurance and superannuation, Damian Hill has been chief executive officer of REST since 2006, after joining the company in 1999 as Administration Manager.
Peter Gebert
Director, SuperFriend
General Manager – Growth, Cbus
Peter has been involved in the superannuation industry for over 30 years and brings a wealth of industry expertise, guidance and enthusiasm to SuperFriend. He has been with Cbus, the industry fund for construction, building, infrastructure and allied industries, for 15 years and is currently the General Manager of Growth where he leads a team of Employer Coordinators.
Paul Schroder
General Manager – Growth and New Opportunities, AustralianSuper.
Paul is the General Manager responsible for Growth and New Opportunities at AustralianSuper. He was previously the National Secretary of the Finance Sector Union, and he brings almost twenty years experience in the finance sector to his role on the SuperFriend Board of Directors and Steering Committee.
Dr Peter Cotton FAPS
Peter is Clinical & Organisational Psychologist specialising in how organisational environments influence employee mental health and wellbeing outcomes. He has published a number of book chapters and peer reviewed research papers, and works as an advisor to government and the corporate sector.
Associate Professor Eóin Killackey
Principal Research Fellow and Clinical Psychologist, Orygen Youth Health
Associate Professor Killackey is the Ronald Phillip Griffith Fellow, Principal Research Fellow, Director of Psychosocial Research and Clinical Psychologist at Orygen Youth Health Research Centre and the Centre for Youth Mental Health at The University of Melbourne.
Sharon Strugnell
CEO, BrainLink
Sharon is the CEO of BrainLink, an organisation that aims to reduce the impact of acquired brain disorders on the community.
Joanne Warner
HR Business Partner, LG Electronics Australia
Joanne is a Human Resource professional with over 20 years experience in the FMCG, consumer electronics, retail, manufacturing and government sectors.
Lyn Workman
Chair, SuperFriend Insurance Reference Group
Assistant General Manager (Admin and Client Support), Hannover Life Re
Kristin Ormrod
Deputy Chair, SuperFriend Insurance Reference Group
Claims Solution Manager, TAL
Kristin joined TAL in September 2009 and was appointed to the position of Claims Solutions Manager within TAL Group Life. Her role focuses heavily on improving the overall claims experience and service for Funds and Members alike.
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