Our Board of Directors
 

Directors appointed by Local Government Super:		Directors appointed by the Energy Industries Superannuation Scheme:
	Martin O'Connell Deputy Chair Local Government Engineers' Association and Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers, Australia (NSW Branch)		Bernie Riordan, BA LLB Chair Secretary - Electrical Trades Union NSW Branch
	John Beacroft Director - Local Government Super and Chifley Financial Services.		John Whelan OAM, JP Immediate past President, Labor Council of NSW; Life Member, National Union of Workers.
	Beverley Giegerl Councillor - Hurstville City Council; Treasurer - Local Government Association of NSW.		John Eisenhuth FIE AUST, FAICD Executive General Manager - Distribution Operations and Reliability, EnergyAustralia.
	Sam Byrne Director - Former Councillor - Marrickville Council; Former Executive Member - Local Government Association of NSW; Member - The Greens.		Craig Murray Managing Director - Country Energy

The Executive Management Team of FuturePlus

Richard Powis
Chief Executive Officer
BEc, DipEd

Mr Powis resigned in December 2007 as Chief Executive Officer of Integral Energy, one of three NSW state owned energy corporations, to take up the position of CEO at FuturePlus in February 2008, where he leads one of Australia's largest superannuation service providers. Before his tenure at Integral, he worked at TransGrid where he became a central figure in the development of the National Electricity Market which included the connection of the Queensland and NSW markets.

He has worked in the electricity supply industry for over 15 years and has a strong track record in business management and strategic development across a number of industries. He is noted for his financial expertise and extensive leadership experience as well as the establishment of a high service culture. At FuturePlus, he is the custodian of the superannuation assets of thousands of workers in Local Government and the Energy industry and has the responsibility of guiding the organisation to greater growth for members.

Richard was a board member of the Energy Industries Superannuation Scheme and past chairman and director of the Energy Networks Association, as well as director of the Energy Supply Association of Australia.

Madeline Dermatossian
General Counsel & Company Secretary

Over the past 20 years Madeline has been involved in the banking and financial services industry. Prior to joining FuturePlus, Madeline held corporate legal positions at Perpetual, BT Financial Group and ABN Amro Bank.

Madeline holds the position of General Counsel & Company Secretary for FuturePlus. Her role encompasses the provision of legal, compliance and secretariat support to the Group. Madeline is also Company Secretary of Chifley Financial Services Pty Ltd.

Madeline holds a Diploma in Law, member of the Law Society of NSW and the Australian Compliance Institute, and is a Fellow of the Chartered Secretaries of Australia.

Tony Griffin
Chief Financial Officer

With over 20 years experience in Accounting and Finance Tony has gained comprehensive experience in Financial Management, Accounting, Treasury Management, Risk and Compliance, derived through positions held in various Corporate Finance roles, and the Financial Services industry. In previous roles he has also acted as Company Secretary, and held the position of Responsible Manager.

Tony holds the position of Chief Financial Officer which includes all aspects of Financial Management for the Corporate and client Superannuation entities in the group. This encompasses responsibility for all accounting matters, both internal and external financial reporting, cashflow management, taxation, project management, unit pricing operations and the associated risk and compliance activities.

Tony is a Fellow member of the National Institute of Accountants (FPNA).

Chris Matthews
General Manager, Operations

Chris has over 20 years experience in the superannuation industry. He is responsible for the service delivery of administration operations. Prior to joining FuturePlus he held senior positions in IT, Compliance, Administration and the position of Fund and Company Secretary. He has operated his own consultancy providing operational services and strategic advice to organisations such as Credit Suisse, AAS, BT and Mellon as well as working in the Public Sector.

Chris holds a Masters in Business Administration from AGSM.

Jim Thomas
General Manager, Client Services

Jim has over 25 years in the financial services industry, and has held management positions in the Commonwealth Bank and National Mutual. Jim held senior positions at Chifley Financial Services prior to the company being acquired by Local Government Super and the Energy Industries Superannuation Scheme.

Jim holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics and is a member of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia and the Fund Executives Association.

Michael Block
General Manager, Investments

Michael has extensive experience in managing investments over the long term and has a demonstrated ability for establishing a strong portfolio management team.

Prior to joining FuturePlus Financial Services, Michael held positions such as the General Manager of Investments at WorkCover NSW where he designed and implemented a $12bn insurance fund portfolio and the Director-Treasury and Investment Services at the University of New South Wales where he managed UNSW’s endowments.

Michael holds a Bachelor of Commerce, Master of Commerce, a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment and a Diploma in Law.