Rest’s Annual Members’ Meeting

James has more than 20 years’ experience in government, politics and public administration at both the state and local level, including eight years as the Deputy Premier of Victoria in the Labor Government from 2014 to 2022.

During his time in government, he oversaw multi-billion projects and was responsible for the biggest school building program in Victoria’s history via the Victorian School Building Authority. He was also Acting Premier of Victoria for four months in 2021, managing the state’s ongoing response to the Covid-19 Pandemic.

James represented the electoral division of Monbulk in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 2002 to 2022, and held a number of Ministerial portfolios, cabinet positions and parliamentary appointments during his tenure, including Minister for Education from 2014 to 2022 and Minister for Mental Health from 2020 to 2022, and Minister for Emergency Services from 2016 to 2018.

Vicki joined Rest as Chief Executive Officer in May 2018, bringing more than 20 years of senior executive leadership experience in superannuation, life insurance, wealth management and banking.
 
Vicki’s experience includes executive leadership roles at some of Australia’s largest financial services organisations. She has an extensive background in distribution, strategic marketing, digital, fund operations and contact centres, customer strategy and design and product management.
 
Vicki is passionate about simplifying and demystifying superannuation to help all Australians achieve their best retirement outcomes.
 
Vicki holds an Executive MBA from the Australian Graduate School of Management and a diploma from the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Vicki has served as an Executive Director of Suncorp Portfolio Services Limited from 2009 to 2013, and an Executive Director of NMMT Limited from 2015 to 2017. She is also a Non-executive Director of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors since 2018, a Director of The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia since 2022, and was a Fund Representative Director on the Board of SuperFriend from 2018 to 2021.
 

Michael joined Rest as Chief Investment Officer in August 2025. He has more than 25 years of experience in the investment and superannuation industries.

Michael is responsible for leading the Investment team and the strategic direction and management of the full suite of Rest’s investment products. His focus is on delivering competitive investment performance that helps our members achieve their best possible retirement outcomes. 

Before joining Rest, Michael was Chief Executive Officer of Qantas Super for more than 9 years. His experience also includes senior executive roles at the National Australia Bank and Russell Investments. 

In addition to his role with Rest, Michael is the Chair of CFA Society Australia. Michael is also a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and the CFA Institute.

He holds a Bachelor of Business in Finance and Economics and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.