Robbie Campo, chief executive at ESSSuper, has been named chair of Women in Super (WIS).
She would take up the role from Kara Keys, who held the role since November 2020.
Campo had chaired Women in Super’s policy committee and brought over a decade of experience in superannuation to the role of CEO.
She had been CEO at ESSSuper since July 2022. Her resume includes five years as group executive of brand, engagement, advocacy, and product at Cbus and three years as director of Industry Fund Services’ audit and risk committee and chair of the remuneration committee.
She had also been deputy CEO at Industry Super Australia for five years.
Commenting on the appointment, Campo said she believes WIS played a critical role in improving the financial security of women.
“I am so honoured to be leading the committee and hard-working women on the board of WIS,” she said.
“I’m proud to be able to continue the work that’s been achieved in my role on the Women in Super Policy Committee to date and I’m really pleased to be able to extend this commitment to the chair role.”
A particular focus for Campo would be working to close the gender super gap especially for low-income workers.
“Our challenge remains to achieve improved financial security for women in retirement, who retire on average with one third the super of men,” Campo said.
“An immediate focus for Women in Super will be to fix the Low-Income Super Tax Offset inequality, so that low-income workers, the majority of whom are women, aren’t the only Australians paying more tax on their super than they are on their income.”
According to Jo Kowalczyk, CEO of the national advocacy and networking group, Campo brought “unparalleled experience and dedication” to the role.
“I very much look forward to working with Robbie to advance our policy agenda. We are single-minded in our determination to tackle gendered inequalities in superannuation,” she said.
“Women in Super thanks outgoing chair Kara Keys for her significant contribution to the superannuation industry over a number of years and we acknowledge the values-based approach she brought to her role and her commitment to women’s empowerment.”
