Gary Martin has joined super fund administrator, Superpartners as its chief information officer, replacing Gary Evans who left the fund in March.
Martin joins the fund following his departure from EnergyAustralia (formerly TRUenergy) where he was chief investment officer leading the implementation of its retail transformation program for two years.
In addition to his CIO position, Martin was also responsible for its retail business as director, customer and shared services for two years which involved making improvements to the customer service experience , garnering $1 billion in revenue, and also the growth of retail products and services market share to 1.3 million customer accounts.
Martin has over 25 years of experience in the technology industry gained through employment across various industries including utilities, gaming and telecommunications.
He has been responsible for Tabcorp's Australian technology strategy, development, support and operations service within Tabcorp Holdings and has also worked at Telstra, including as CIO of infrastructure services and Telstra Technology Division.
Martin will be responsible for the implementation and delivery of innovative, high-value and cost effective technology solutions to Superpartners.
"The executive leadership experience, commercial insight and strategic capability that Gary brings will be key to Superpartners and the success of our clients, as we continue to transform our business and deliver on our strategic objectives" said Superpartners' chief executive, Peter McNeil.
He also acknowledged the contribution of departed CIO, Gary Evans during his ten year tenure.
"He played a significant role in developing Superpartners' IT capabilities in the areas of project services, IT infrastructure, telecommunications and delivery," he said.
"Under his leadership, our IT servicing capability grew on the back of rapid member growth, as our organisation grew from serving three million to more than 6.5 million members."
"He led his team from strength to strength in response to this growth while dramatically improving system performance and reliability."
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