Your Executive Managers

The day-to-day operations at Cbus are administered by the Executive Management
Team.

The team is made up of:

Manager	Bio
David Atkin	Title: CEO Qualifications: BA (Hons), MA, Diploma of Financial Services Started at Cbus: 2008 David Atkin is responsible for working with the Board to ensure that the Fund develops and successfully implements a comprehensive Strategic Plan that meets the needs of members, employers and sponsoring organisations. The office of the CEO oversees all aspects of the operation of the Fund and the Board of Directors. The CEO’s team is responsible for executive management, business strategy, Fund integration and Trustee liaison.
Chris Altis	Title: Executive Manager Marketing and Corporate Affairs Qualifications: BCom, MA (Hons) Started at Cbus: 2009 Chris Altis and his team are responsible for developing marketing and communication strategies and publications designed to ensure that current and potential members and employers understand the benefits available to them as part of the Cbus superannuation family. The corporate affairs function engages with government and the broader industry on policy and related issues.
Maria Butera	Title: Executive Manager Workplace Distribution Qualifications: BCom Started at Cbus: 1997 Maria Butera and her team are responsible for aligning, planning and implementing the growth and retention strategies of the Fund. Maria’s team comprises those staff members who communicate directly with members and employers, including all our member and employer coordinators.
Trish Donohue	Title: Executive Manager Investments Qualifications: BSc, Actuary, CIMA designee, Fellow of FINSIA Started at Cbus: 2000 Trish Donohue and her team are responsible for investing and managing members’ superannuation money. The team works closely with the Board’s Investment Committee to set the Fund’s investment strategy, select fund managers, and monitor and review the investments made. The team comprises investment specialists who are supported by external organisations, including investment adviser Frontier Investment Consulting, fund managers and our custodian, National Australia Bank.
Sean Leonard	Title: Executive Manager Product and IT Strategy Qualifications: MBA, Grad. Dip. Applied Finance and Investments, FINSIA, Dip. S.M. Started at Cbus: 2010 Sean Leonard is responsible for reviewing the Fund’s product offering to members and employers and ensuring that they meet current and future needs. This involves developing the Fund’s strategic thinking and service delivery around meeting members’ needs in retirement. Sean is also responsible for developing the IT strategy for the Trustee office.
Johanna Neilsen	Title: Executive Manager People and Culture Qualifications: Grad. Dip. Human Resources, completing a Masters of Human Resource Management Started at Cbus: 2008 Johanna Nielsen and her team are responsible for ensuring that the Fund’s human resource policies and practices help deliver the business strategy outlined in the Cbus Strategy Plan. People and Culture (P&C) look after all the HR policies and procedures and the implementation of enterprise agreements. P&C looks after remuneration and benefits, performance planning and review, professional development, training and career management. It also manages recruitment and associated responsibilities and OH&S. Johanna is responsible for the Business Services team, which manages the office facilities.
Stephen Spiller	Title: Executive Manager Organisation Strategy and Service Delivery Qualifications: MBA, Fellow ANZIIF Started at Cbus: 2001 Stephen Spiller and his team have several responsibilities, including the development and delivery of the Trustee Business Plan. The Project Office and Administration Services function manages delivery of major Fund projects and the ongoing delivery of our employer and member services through Superpartners. The Insurance and Complaint Services area is responsible for the effective delivery of all Fund insurances through our group life insurer, Hannover Life Re. The financial planning team help members with their retirement planning.
Angela Thurstans	Title: Executive Manager Governance and Risk Qualifications: BA/LLB, LLM (Com) Started at Cbus: 1999 Angela Thurstans and her team ensure that Cbus complies with all relevant Fund rules, licence requirements, legislation obligations and regulatory requirements as well as overseeing compliance, governance and risk management frameworks. The Governance and Risk team also provide assistance and advice to all business units within the Fund and reviews all communication and marketing material.
Keith Wells-Jansz	Title: Executive Manager Finance Qualifications: BBus, CPA Started at Cbus: 2009 Keith Wells-Jansz and his team, in partnership with external service providers, ensure that Cbus meets all its financial and compliance obligations, such as financial reporting, taxation, audit and legislative compliance. Internally, the finance team facilitates the year-end financial reporting and income tax processes, provides management reporting, facilitates the budget process, provides payroll services to employees and manages the accounts payable process. The Finance team also has prime responsibility for the crediting rate process, including calculation and approval of rates for pension and accumulation investment options.