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Spirit Super veteran joins HESTA board
After over a decade as director of Spirit Super, Sue Dahn is set to join HESTA as director and investment committee chair from 1 July 2023.
Dahn had spent almost 12 years at Spirit, having initially served on the board of MTAA Super that merged with Tasplan to form Spirit Super in April 2021. She was currently a director and chair of the Spirit Super investment committee.
Previously, she had chaired the investment committees of funds like ESSSuper, MTAA Super, and AGEST Super.
She would finish her term at Spirit Super, where she helped grow the fund from $6 billion to $25 billion at the end of June 2023 and join HESTA as director and investment committee chair the following day.
“Sue brings a wealth of experience to the board as an investment adviser, and her previous board experience will continue to enhance our ability to make a real difference in the lives of our members,” said Nicola Roxon, HESTA chair.
“HESTA has a record of delivering outstanding investment performance for members and Sue’s appointment will support the delivery of investment excellence with impact for members, while overseeing the management of a growing and significant pool of assets.”
Commenting on her appointment at HESTA, Dahn said: “Investment committees and good governance have long been two key passions of mine.
“I am looking forward to joining the HESTA board later this year and sharing my experience and expertise in investment across all asset classes, both listed and non-listed and in contributing to HESTA’s great reputation for responsible investing.”
Outside of her board roles, she was a partner at investment advisory practice Pitcher Partners and had previously worked at KPMG and Arthur Anderson as well as senior financial positions in the Victorian government Departments of Premier and Cabinet and Treasury and Finance.
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Rhea Nath
Rhea L Nath is a journalist on Super Review and InvestorDaily, with a focus on funds management, superannuation, and institutional investment. Previously, she covered small business and entrepreneurship news at Dynamic Business and multicultural issues at Indian Link Media Group. In 2022, she was named Young Journalist of the Year at the NSW Premier’s Multicultural Communications Awards.
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