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Rest’s Annual Members’ Meeting

Thanks for attending Rest's Annual Members' Meeting (AMM)

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All Rest members were invited to our Annual Members’ Meeting (AMM) on 19 November 2024 to get an update on Rest and their super performance for the 2023-2024 Financial Year.

We're currently working through member questions submitted before and during the event. We'll share responses to all questions, including any we were unable to answer during the meeting, on our website within a month of the event.

Registrations for our FY 2024-2025 Annual Members' Meeting will be available at a later date.

Watch the FY 2023-2024 AMM

An on-demand video recording of the meeting will be uploaded shortly.


Our FY 2023-2024 AMM speakers

James Merlino

James Merlino

Chair of the Board and Independent Director
Independent Director since January 2023

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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 Doyle

Vicki Doyle

Chief Executive Officer
Executive Officer since May 2018

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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.
 

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Simon Esposito

Interim co-Chief Investment Officer & Head of Private Markets Portfolio Construction
Executive Officer since November 2024

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Simon joined Rest in 2014 and is interim co-Chief Investment Officer and Head of Private Markets. In his role he oversees the Infrastructure, Property, Private Equity and Alternatives asset classes. 

Simon has more than 20 years of banking and finance experience in the Melbourne, Sydney and New York offices of NAB. Prior to NAB, Simon worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers in an advisory and restructuring capacity. 

Simon completed an undergraduate degree in Arts and Commerce at the University of Melbourne which included studies of Middle Eastern and Chinese politics. Simon is a CFA charterholder. 

Simon has been a Director on Rest’s various investment companies since 2020 and 2023. He was previously a Director of Campus Living Funds Management in 2019, and of St Mary’s House of Welcome from 2014 to 2022.

Gemma Kyle

Gemma Kyle

Group Executive, Risk and Governance
Executive Officer since November 2018

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Gemma was appointed as Chief Risk Officer in November 2018 and leads the Enterprise Risk function which includes investment risk, operational risk, business continuity, financial crime, compliance and conduct.
 
Gemma has over 25 years’ experience in risk management and governance across multiple industries including government, engineering and financial services. She is known for her ability to drive organisational change and achieve business objectives in complex and dynamic environments.
 
Prior to joining Rest, Gemma held senior positions at MLC Life Insurance, MLC Wealth, Parsons Brinkerhoff and Federal Treasury.
 
She is a Director on the Board of the Fund Executives Association Limited.
 
Gemma holds a Master of Arts from the Australian National University and a Bachelor of Economics, Social Science (First Class Honours) from the University of Sydney.

Additional information about Rest

Use the below links to find the following information when it’s ready. All documents will be published on our website before the Annual Members' Meeting.

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Notice of FY 2023-2024 Annual Members' Meeting

Previous Annual Members' Meetings