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Peter Beck
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The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has announced the appointment of Peter Beck, chief executive of Pillar Administration, to the ASFA board.
Beck replaces Linda Elkins as the representative for service providers. Elkins stepped down from the board due to ASFA’s sectoral representation rules when she left her role at Russell Investments to join Colonial First State.
Beck has 33 years experience in the financial services industry having worked in the areas of banking, insurance, investments and superannuation. He has previously held the roles of head of strategy and actuarial at Colonial, chief executive of CommInsure and director of JMIFA (now Superpartners).
ASFA chief executive officer Pauline Vamos said Beck’s “extensive experience in the super industry … and his deep knowledge of super administration will be a great asset to the board and benefit the ASFA community”.
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