legalsuper has moved to shore up its executive ranks, appointing chief financial officer Michael Gogorosis as interim chief executive and bringing in Paul Northey from Care Super as chief member officer.
The leadership change comes as the fund begins a search for a permanent chief executive after the exit of Luke Symons, with independent chair Kirsten Mander positioning Gogorosis as a steady internal successor during the transition.
Since joining in November 2023, Gogorosis has become closely embedded in the fund’s strategy and operations, with Mander highlighting his contribution to both financial outcomes and member initiatives.
“Michael’s commercial and financial acumen and direct input into developments at legalsuper have contributed strongly to our achievements in key performance metrics across membership initiatives and sustained strong financial and investment performance,” Mander said.
Continuity appears central to the board’s approach, with the interim structure designed to maintain momentum across investment and member-facing priorities.
“His appointment will provide strong leadership and continuity as the board continues with the comprehensive search for a permanent CEO.”
At the same time, legalsuper has added Northey to its executive team to sharpen its member focus, drawing on his background across superannuation, insurance and banking. It had previously appointed Jean-Luc Ambrosi as interim chief member officer.
Northey joined Care Super in May 2017 and spent five years as chief development officer and two years at chief growth officer.
“Paul has seven years with Care Super in C-suite roles in addition to senior roles with organisations including RACV, ING Australia and Aviva Australia. This experience combined with the insightful, member-centric and values-based approach he took to our recruitment and interview process made him a most compelling appointment to this important role.
“legalsuper has developed a strong reputation as a high-performing specialist superannuation fund at the forefront of member-orientated endeavour and we look forward to Michael’s executive leadership and Paul’s demonstrable member-driven expertise as we continue on this trajectory.”
The appointments come against a backdrop of strong recent returns, with the fund’s MySuper balanced option delivering 12.56 per cent for FY 24/25 and topping the SuperRatings tables for the year.
“Our MySuper Balanced option, where the majority of our members are invested, returned a very strong 12.56 per cent for FY 24/25, placing legalsuper as the highest-ranked fund in the SuperRatings performance tables for the year. This continued the fund’s delivery of strong, long-term, competitive investment returns and our record of outperforming the SuperRatings median over 1, 5 and 10 years.
“legalsuper’s focus on delivering strong, sustainable outcomes for members is reflected in our consistent ranking among the top funds and is a credit to our team and its disciplined, long-term investment approach,” Mander said.
