Details of Board Directors Qualifications and Experience

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1 Geoffrey Ian Martin AM, B.Ec (Hon), FAICD, - Director - Chairman Experience and Expertise Appointed to the Board as an independent director on 18 April 2013 and elected as Chairman on 1 July Former CEO of BT Financial Group and Global Head of Investment Management of Bankers Trust Corporation. Former Panel Member of the Superannuation System Review (the Cooper Review). Argo Investments Ltd (Chairman) Argo Global Listed Infrastructure Limited, Chairman Berkshire Capital Securities LLC (Vice-Chairman, Asia Pacific) Wayside Chapel Foundation (Chairman) Member, Investment Committee (Commenced 18 April 2013) Previously Chair from 21 November 2013 to 30 September 2017 Member, Remuneration Committee Nicolette Rubinsztein, B. Bus (Hons), EMBA (AGSM), GAICD, FIAA - Director Appointed to the Board as an independent director on 1 December Formerly a general manager at CBA/Colonial First State for 14 years including strategy, marketing and retirement. Former Vice President and head of product management at BT and a consulting actuary at Towers Perrin. Nicolette was also on the board of ASFA from 2007 to 2015, winner of the inaugural FSC industry excellence award and received an ASFA Distinguished Service Award for policy work. Nicolette is a member of the ASFA Super System Design Council, Chair of the ASFA Keynote Conference Committee, Member of the Actuaries Institute s Public Policy Committee, the Conference Committee and the Presidential Committee. She is also a Member of the Government s Consumer and Industry Advisory Group. Nicolette is a UNSW Alumni Leader, a member of the Macquarie University Faculty of Business and Economics Industry Advisory Board and Vice President of the Actuaries Institute. In 2014, she was named one of the top 10 powerful part-timers and is author of the book "Not Guilty". SuperEd OnePath Group Life Limited (Commenced 1 April 2017) OnePath General Insurance Pty Ltd Class Limited (Commenced 1 April 2017) CBHS Health Fund (Commenced 22 March 2018) Member, Audit, Risk & Compliance Committee (Appointed 24 February 2016) Chair, Insurance Committee (Appointed 1 November 2017) Details of Board Directors Qualifications and Experience Page 1 of 6

2 Mark Armour B Ec (Hons) - Director Appointed to the Board as an independent director on 1 July Recently retired from full time CEO roles after a long career in global asset management, including time in the UK (4 years), USA (5 years) and Hong Kong (3 years). Most recent roles were Head of EMEA for Invesco and CEO Invesco Perpetual (based in the UK) and prior to that, Head of Institutional for Invesco responsible for global teams managing USD250 billion in global fixed interest, global equities, quantitative equities, global real estate (direct and securities) and private equity based in the USA. Held numerous Board and Chair roles with Invesco, AXA, National Mutual and other groups, most recently Chair of Invesco UK, Director Invesco Mortgage Capital (NYSE listed) and Director of the Investment Association (UK), the UK s peak industry body. None Chair, Investment Committee (Member from 1 July 2017 and Chair from 1 October 2017) Professor Peter Dawkins AO, Ph.D, M.Sc, B.Sc Director Elected to the Board on 4 November 2015 by the Shareholder Universities to represent employers. Appointed Vice-Chancellor and President of Victoria University in 2011, following senior roles in the Victorian Public Service as Deputy Secretary of the Victorian Department of Treasury and Finance ( ) and Secretary of the Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development ( ). Professor Dawkins was Professor of Economics at Curtin University ( ), and the Ronald Henderson Professor and Director of the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research at the University of Melbourne ( ). In recent years, Professor Dawkins has been a Board Member of the Victorian Education and Research Network (VERNet), an Executive Committee Member of the Australian Higher Education Industrial Association (AHEIA), and on the Board of the Business-Higher Education Roundtable (B-HERT), positions he ceased to hold in November 2015 when he joined the UniSuper Board. He remains a Committee Member of the Western Melbourne Regional Development Authority and a Board Member of WACE (World Association of Cooperative Education). Current directorships Western Melbourne Regional Development Authority World Association of Cooperative Education Member, Investment Committee (Appointed 24 February 2016) Details of Board Directors Qualifications and Experience Page 2 of 6

3 Professor Jane den Hollander AO, PhD, MSc, BSc Hons Director Experience and Expertise Elected to the Board on 1 May 2012 by the Shareholder Universities to represent employers. Currently Vice-Chancellor of Deakin University, Victoria. Previously held positions include Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) at Curtin University and senior management positions at the University of Western Australia. Professor den Hollander was a member of the Universities Australia Board from May 2011 to May Education Australia Limited VERnet Pty Ltd Member, Remuneration Committee (Appointed 24 February 2016) Ms Nicole Gower, BA LLB (Hons) Director Elected to the Board by members of the Consultative Committee to represent employers on 30 October Currently Director of Human Resources at Macquarie University, Sydney. Prior to this appointment, worked as an employment law specialist in private practice and in HR leadership roles at the University of New South Wales (UNSW). Ms Gower is a member of the Macquarie University Executive Group and is the Executive Group Sponsor for several strategic initiatives including the Gender Equity Strategy and UniForum benchmarking. Ms Gower is also an accredited mediator and nationally accredited workplace trainer and assessor. Current directorships/ other positions U@MQ Limited Macquarie University Professorial Superannuation Fund (Chair Policy Committee) Gower Family Trust Nil Details of Board Directors Qualifications and Experience Page 3 of 6

4 Professor Lelia Green, Ph.D MA, M.Ed, BA, GAIST Director Elected to the Board by members of the Consultative Committee representing academic staff on 4 November Professor Lelia Green is Professor of Communications at Edith Cowan University, in the School of Arts and Humanities and has been a member of the Consultative Committee since Current directorships None Member, Insurance Committee (Commenced 16 February 2017) Neville Kitchin, FAICD, GAIST, DipSuper Director Appointed to the Board on 29 August 2013 representing national unions. General Secretary of the Public Service Association and Branch Secretary of the Community and Public Sector Union (State Public Services Federation Group) SA Branch. Trustee of the Public Service Association Legal Services Scheme Board and a Justice of Peace in South Australia. A representative on the SA Unions Executive and Member of the South Australian Government Superannuation Federation. A past director of the Asbestos Diseases Society of South Australia. Current directorships /other positions City Child Care Centre Incorporated Member, Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee Details of Board Directors Qualifications and Experience Page 4 of 6

5 Grahame McCulloch - Director Experience and Expertise Appointed to the Board on 14 February 2013 representing national unions. General Secretary of National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) (1993 present), Education International (EI) Executive Board ( ), Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) Executive (1996 present), and Director, FEU (1992 present). Commonwealth Trade Development Council ( ). Federation of Education Unions Pty Ltd Member, Remuneration Committee (Appointed 1 July 2017) Details of Board Directors Qualifications and Experience Page 5 of 6

6 Stephen Somogyi, M.Sc (Melbourne) SM (MIT), FAICD, FIAA, F Fin Director Experience & expertise Elected to the Board by members of the Consultative Committee representing employers on 27 October Steve was the Chief Operating Officer at RMIT from July 2006 to July He is currently Principal Advisor, Strategic Projects at Monash University and also Executive Advisor to the Vice Chancellor at Victoria University. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia, the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and the Financial Services Institute of Australia. Steve was previously an Executive Member of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), Chief Executive Officer of the CPI Group Ltd and held various executive roles at National Mutual, including Chief Manager for New Zealand, Associate Director-Operations and Chief Finance Executive. He recently retired as a Director of the ANZ Wealth companies, Spatial Vision Innovations Pty Ltd and various RMIT controlled entities. Current directorships/other positions Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission (Commissioner) Guild Group Holdings Limited Guild Trustee Services Pty Ltd Guild Superannuation Services Ltd Guild Insurance Limited Higher Education Services Pty Ltd Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (Appointed 11 April 2017) Spatial Vision Innovations Pty Ltd (Ceased March 2017) OnePath Life Limited; (Ceased 30 June 2017) OnePath General Insurance Pty Limited; (Ceased 30 June 2017) ANZ Lenders Mortgage Insurance Pty Limited (Ceased 30 June 2017) Chair, Audit, Risk & Compliance Committee (1 January 2015) Keith Tull, B.Bus (Accounting), Grad Diploma (Data Processing), CPA, DipSuper Director Elected to the Board by members of the Consultative Committee to represent non-academic staff on 23 November Formerly employed at RMIT as both the Finance Manager and IT Manager within the School of Computer Science and Information Technology and from 2016 to July 2017 was employed as the Senior Finance Manager for School of Science. Current directorships None Member, Insurance Committee Details of Board Directors Qualifications and Experience Page 6 of 6

Details of Board Directors Qualifications and Experience

Details of Board Directors Qualifications and Experience Christopher Cuffe, BCom, FCA, F Fin, FAICD Chairman Appointed to the Board as an independent director on 13 April 2007 and elected as Chairman on 15 June 2011. Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants,