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Governance

The Trustee

Christian Super (ABN 66 628 776 348) is an Australia domiciled superannuation fund and is established as a Regulated Fund under the SIS legislation.

In keeping with legislation a corporate Trustee has been established - Christian Super Pty Limited ABN 68 065 040 619 ACN 065 040 619. The Fund is licensed with the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), Licence Number L0000918. and the Trustee is registered under the APRA requirements, Registration Number R1004137.

The Trustee operates the Fund in accordance with a Trust Deed. Copies of the Fund’s Trust Deed are available on request from the National Office.

Employers and members are equally represented on the Trustee board. Four directors are appointed by the Fund’s Principal Sponsor and the other four directors are elected by the members of the Fund. Elections are generally held every three years, and the next election is due on 1 April 2008. If you are interested in finding out more about election procedures, please contact our National Office.

The Trustee operates the National Office to coordinate the Fund’s management and development activities. External service providers have been appointed to handle the Fund’s investment, insurance and administration activities.

Board Directors

The current Trustee directors are shown below.

David Bartlett (Chairman)
Andrew Kent (Deputy Chairman)
Tony Deenick
Garry Humphries
Graeme Mitchell
Trish Passmore
Mark Spencer

The sponsor representatives are appointed by the Principal Sponsor. Elections to select the member representatives generally take place every three years.



David Bartlett (Chairman)

Partner
Resolve Consulting
Chartered Accountants
 
About … David Bartlett  
Qualifications: BEc, GradDip CS, MEd, FCA, JP.
Work: Partner at Resolve Consulting Chartered Accountants. Prior work as School Business Manager and Chartered Accountant.
Trustee: Member representative since June 1995. Current Board Chairman. School Financial, Strategic Planning, governance and management skills.
Fund Objectives: Strong Christian ethos and leadership. Quality services and education from a Christian perspective, at low cost to members.
Fund Responsibilities:  Trustee Chairman, Chair of Board Governance Committee, Member of Ethics Committee.

Trish Passmore
 
Executive Officer
Christian Schools Australia WA
 
About … Trish Passmore  
Qualifications: Dip Teach, B Ed, Grad Dip Comp Studies, M Ed Studies.
Work: Executive Officer for Christian Schools Australia in WA. Prior work as a teacher and administrator at both the primary and lower secondary levels.  
Trustee: Member representative since April 2005.
Fund Objectives: Having been a member of Christian Super since its beginnings I am committed to the ongoing growth both in the membership base and the high quality of services and advice offered to members.
Fund Responsibilities: Deupty Chair, Member of Ethics Committee and Board Governance Committee.
  About … Neville Cox
Neville is a recently appointed director and information will be provided shortly.

Tony Deenick
Education Consultant, Retired School Principal

 

About … Tony Deenick
Qualifications: BSc (Geology & Geophysics), MEd.
Work: Semi-retired since 2007. Current work part time as NSW State Executive Officer for Christian Parent Controlled Schools and as an education consultant.  Prior work as Principal at Covenant Christian School NSW, National Director of CPCS, teaching and board member at Christian schools.
Trustee: Sponsor representative since June 1995.  Good understanding of priorities and concerns through long involvement in Christian school movement.
Fund Objectives: A Christian Fund that provides for the future financial needs of members so that they can serve the Lord now and in the future with confidence.

Fund Responsibilities: Chair of Ethics Committee, Member of Investment Committee


Garry Humphries

Retired Financial Planner
 

About … Garry Humphries  
Qualifications: AFPA(Snr), DFP, AAPA, FAFA, ANZIIF(Snr Assoc), CIP.
Work: Retired. Previously Financial planner. Previous experience in banking, insurance, and accounting. Also honorary positions as Chairman of SABU Finance & Administration Committee and Chairman of Investment sub-committee.  
Trustee:
Employer representative since the merger of Funds in April 2003. Previously a Trustee and Chairman of the Australian Baptist Retirement Fund since 1986.  
Fund Objectives: To grow the merged Fund by ultimately encouraging other organisations to recognise the need for Christian groups to work together in the provision of member benefits in a way that is honouring to God.
Fund Responsibilities: Chair of Investment Committee, Member of Ethics Committee

 

Ross Langford
Business Manager, St George Christian School.
About … Ross Langford
Qualifications: B Com, FFin, JP.  Member of Aust & NZ Education Law Assn & Australian Institute of Management,.
Work: Head of Finance, Property & Administration at St George Christian School.  Prior work in Corporate & Business Banking in Risk Management, Back Office Operations and Sales/Customer Service.
Trustee: Member Representative since April 2008.
Fund Objectives: To be a fund of choice for Christians.  For the Fund to be distinctly Christian, provide quality service at a reasonable cost and encourage the Christian sector to cooperate more closely.
Fund Responsibilities: Member of Board Governance Committee, Audit & Compliance Committee.

Graeme Mitchell

Chief Executive Officer
Baptist Investments & Finance Ltd
 

About … Graeme Mitchell
Qualifications: FCA (Chartered Accountant), FCIS, Chartered Secretary, JP.
Work: Chief Executive Officer, Baptist Investments & Finance Limited. Prior work as Company Secretary of Baptist Community Services - NSW & ACT and Chartered Accountant. Also honorary positions as Director of Baptist Business College Limited and Secretary/Treasurer of Baptist Foundation of New South Wales Limited. 
Trustee: Member representative since the merger of Funds in April 2003 - previously a Trustee of the Australian Baptist Retirement Fund since May 1995. 
Fund Objectives: To maximise retirement, superannuation and insurance benefits for members and to be the fund of choice for Christians and organisations involved in Christian ministry.
Fund Responsibilities:  Member of Investment Committee and Audit & Compliance Committee.

Mark Spencer
NSW Director of Administrative Services
Christian Schools Australia

 

About … Mark Spencer  
Qualifications: BBus (Accounting & Computing), M.Lab. Rel. & Law, FCA, JP. Member of Aust. & NZ Education Law Assn, and formerly Registered Tax Agent.
Work: Director, School
Administration Support at Christian Schools Australia. Prior work in accounting, business and computer consulting.  
Trustee: Fund Secretary since 1992. Sponsor representative since February 1998. Strong technical expertise (accounting, law) and knowledge of the Fund.
Fund Objectives:
To provide a high quality and distinctly Christian approach to superannuation an dinvestment.
Fund Responsibilities:  Fund Secretary, Chair of Audit & Compliance Committee and member of Board Governance Committee.
Principal Sponsor

Christian Super’s Principal Sponsor is the nominal owner of the Fund. This effectively means that the Principal Sponsor:

  • Appoints half of the directors to the Trustee Board.
  • Is a party to the Fund’s Trust Deed, so approves any changes.
  • Holds the nominal shares of the Trustee company.
  • Does not receive any income, dividends or profits from the Fund.

The role of Principal Sponsor is currently jointly performed by: