Brendan joined Rest in April 2019 and is responsible for the design and delivery of best-practice operations, including leading the optimisation of Rest’s end-to-end service model. He leads the management of Rest’s operations, dispute resolution, technical, insurance and administration services, including management of our service partnerships, to ensure the fund delivers an outstanding end to end experience to members and employers.
Brendan has extensive experience in the financial services and wealth management industry. He previously served as Head of Product and Operations in NAB Wealth’s Corporate and Institutional Wealth division and has held superannuation operations roles at Colonial First State and other providers. He has also held consulting and advisory roles, including with technology consultancy firm Wipro. He was a trustee Director of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s Officers’ Superannuation Fund from November 2007 to April 2008, and is currently a Director on the board of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees.
He is a fellow of the Association of Superannuation Funds Australia, and holds a Master of Business, Management and Operations from the University of Technology Sydney, a Master of Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods from the Macquarie Graduate School of Management, and a Bachelor of Economics and Finance from Western Sydney University.