Cath Bowtell

Chair

Joined in 2019, Chair from 1 July 2023

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About Cath

BA, LLB

Cath joined the IFM Investors Board in 2019 and was appointed Chair on 1 July 2023. She is also Chair of Industry Super Holdings (ISH) and The New Daily (TND), and a Director of Industry Fund Services (IFS).
 
Cath has worked for many years in senior roles in both the superannuation industry and union movement. She was the Chief Executive of IFS and Chief Executive of the Australian Government Employees Superannuation Trust (AGEST) from 2010 until its merger with AustralianSuper in 2013. Prior to this, Cath was a Senior Industrial Officer at the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU). She has held a number of directorships and committee positions throughout her career, including Director of AustralianSuper, Director of AGEST Super and Director of Ausgrid.

Cath is currently Chair of the Royal Women's Hospital and Jobs and Skills Australia Ministerial Advisory Board, and a Director of the Melbourne Arts Precinct Corporation.

Cath is also a member of the IFM People and Remuneration Committee, the IFM Board Responsible Investment and Sustainability Committee, and the IFM Board Investment Committee.