Meet the team

Kate Farrar

Chief Executive Officer

Kate Farrar has been the Chief Executive Officer of Brighter Super since April 2018, and has grown the fund from $10B with 75,000 members to $32B with 230,000 members through the merger of LGIAsuper and Energy Super and the acquisition of Suncorp Super. Completed 18 months early, the integration of the three foundation funds has delivered material fee savings to members whilst increasing services across Queensland. In recognition of this work, Ms Farrar won the FEAL Fund Executive of the Year Award for 2024.

Ms Farrar has 35 years’ experience in leadership roles across the finance and energy sectors, including at Barclays de Zoete Wedd, Suncorp Investment Management, NSW Treasury Corporation, McKinsey and Ergon Energy. Kate is also a Non-Executive Director with ASX100 company Seven Group Holdings, and is the President of the Queensland Futures Institute.

Ms Farrar holds a Bachelor of Music (Honours) Degree and a Masters Degree in Econometrics and Finance. Through a scholarship from Chief Executive Women, she is also a graduate of INSEAD’s Advanced Management Programme.

Mark Rider

Chief Investment Officer

Mark Rider was appointed as Chief Investment Officer in February 2022.

Mark has over 30 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is responsible for the delivery of investment outcomes across Brighter Super’s range of superannuation investment options and for managing the Investments team.

Mark started his career at the Reserve Bank of Australia and was a winner of its prestigious postgraduate scholarship.

He has worked in various leadership roles, including as the Australian Chief Economist for UBS Investment Bank, the Chief Investment Officer (CIO) for wealth and private banking at ANZ, and as the CIO of Christian Super.

During his previous role as the CIO at Christian Super, and again at Brighter Super, Mark has led a team that has delivered a significant improvement in investment performance. At Christian Super, the fund’s MySuper option was ranked fifth nationally by SuperRatings for its returns in 2021, and at Brighter Super the same rank again for the fund's MySuper option for 12 months to 30 June 2023. Returns for Brighter Super's MySuper option were in the top quartile of SuperRatings' SR50 MySuper Index for three years to 30 June 2024, reflecting the success of the fund since the LGIAsuper and Energy Super merger in 2021.

Mark’s qualifications include Master of Science (Economics) and Bachelor of Economics (Hons).

Garnett Hollier

Chief Financial Officer

Garnett Hollier was appointed to the Executive Leadership Team in 2018.

Garnett has been with the fund for over 11 years. Garnett is responsible for Brighter Super’s Finance, Tax, Financial Planning and Analysis, Corporate Strategy, and Investment Operations functions.

He oversees the financial affairs of Brighter Super and ensures that the fund is meeting all its legislative and reporting requirements.

Garnett holds a Bachelor of Business (Accounting) Degree, a Graduate Diploma in Accounting, a Graduate Certificate in Organisational Leadership, and a Diploma in Financial Advising. He is a member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.

Lisa Kay

Chief Member Officer

Lisa Kay was appointed to Energy Super’s Executive Leadership Team in April 2017. Lisa was appointed as Chief Experience Officer when LGIAsuper and Energy Super merged on 1 July 2021.

With a combination of 25 years’ experience in the financial services industry coupled with her knowledge in superannuation and financial planning, she brings years of experience in client management and wealth creation to the executive team.

She has a healthy obsession with customer experience and focuses on delivering outstanding engagement with members.

Lisa’s qualifications include a Graduate Certificates in Executive Management and Development, Organisational Leadership, and General Manager Program (all from the Australian Graduate School of Management at UNSW), and Diploma of Financial Planning (RG146).

Shawn Chan

Chief Risk Officer

Shawn Chan was appointed as Chief Risk Officer in October 2019, having joined the fund as Head of Risk in October 2018.

His responsibilities include implementation of Brighter Super’s risk and compliance management frameworks, managing regulatory change and relationships with Brighter Super’s regulators, development of risk culture, and reporting to the Board and Risk and Compliance Committee.

Shawn has over 20 years’ experience in legal, and financial services risk and compliance.

Prior to joining LGIAsuper, Shawn held various risk and compliance roles in banking and investment management and was previously a financial services lawyer.

Shawn holds a Bachelor of Laws from Queensland University of Technology, and a Bachelor of Commerce from The University of Queensland.

Randike Gajanayake

Chief Technology Officer

Randike Gajanayake was appointed to Brighter Super’s Executive Leadership Team as Chief Technology Officer in August 2022. Prior to that, Randike was the Head of Data Analytics and Performance at LGIAsuper since August 2019.

Randike is responsible for the development and implementation of Brighter Super’s technology vision and strategy, which consists of the IT, Data and Analytics, Omnichannel, and Cyber and Information Security strategies and roadmaps.

Randike provides strategic direction and guidance to the Technology Leadership Team to deliver solutions that enhance the fund’s operations and creates real value for its members.

Prior to joining LGIAsuper, Randike worked across industries such as Health Care, Government Administration, Utilities, and Higher Education as a technology consultant and a researcher.

Randike holds a PhD in Computer Science from Queensland University of Technology, and a BSc (Hons. in Computer Science) from the University of Peradeniya.

Bryan Ingram

Company Secretary

Bryan Ingram joined LGIAsuper in April 2022 as Deputy Company Secretary and was appointed to the Executive Leadership Team as Company Secretary in July 2023.

Bryan has over 24 years of experience in the financial services industry as a business and finance executive, governance leader, Chartered Accountant and Board Trustee.

His key responsibilities at Brighter Super include the implementation and maintenance of good corporate governance practices at all levels.

Bryan’s previous role was Head of the Office of the Superannuation Trustee for Suncorp Portfolio Services Limited (SPSL), responsible for providing governance, oversight and strategic support to the SPSL Board, and ensuring members’ best interests were the primary focus.

Bryan’s qualifications include a Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Accounting and an Auditing Specialism Diploma.

Bryan is a Member of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants.

James Gyton

Chief Operating Officer

James joined the Brighter Super executive team in 2022 and was appointed as the Chief Operating Officer in September 2023, leading Brighter Super’s member servicing, vendor management and program delivery functions. With over 26 years in the financial services industry, James brings broad operational management and program delivery experience spanning superannuation, platforms, investment management, financial advice and private clients/trusts.

James has been an active participant in advocacy within the superannuation industry for over 15 years, working with industry bodies and government agencies to ensure that superannuation legislative change can be implemented in efficient and effective ways. He was part of the ATO/industry co-design team that developed the original SuperStream standards and was a member of the Financial Services Council’s Superannuation Board Committee from 2017 to 2023.

Prior to joining Suncorp in 2015, James worked with MetLife, Asteron, Perpetual, and Rubik Financial.

Sean Marteene

Chief Commercial Officer

Sean was appointed to the role of Chief Commercial Officer in October 2023, responsible for Brighter Super’s commercialised growth strategy, together with the Marketing, Customer Experience, Product and Retirement functions.

Sean was previously the fund's Chief Transformation Officer, responsible for completing the merger integrations of LGIAsuper and Energy Super, and the Chief Operating Officer until September 2023.

Before joining Brighter Super, Sean was the General Manager for Customer Insights and Product at Energy Super, and Senior Consultant for Product and Insights at Aon.

Sean has over 20 years’ experience in the superannuation industry with leadership roles covering all facets of superannuation including product development, account management, operations and customer experience.

Sean’s qualifications include a Masters of Applied Finance, Graduate Diploma of Financial Planning, and Diploma of Superannuation Management.

Allanna Kelsall

Chief People Officer

Allanna Kelsall was appointed to Brighter Super's newly created Chief People Officer role in October 2022. Allanna is responsible for developing the overarching people strategy for the newly combined organisation while ensuring the employee experience aligns with and enables the delivery of Brighter Super's brand promise to its members to be ‘right by your side’.

Allanna has held executive leadership roles across people, strategy, customer experience, marketing, communications, risk and audit functions in both the commercial and not-for-profit sectors in Australia, USA, Canada, UK, Philippines and Korea for over 25 years. Her most recent role was at St Vincent’s Health Australia, where she was the Executive General Manager, People and Culture, which she commenced at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Allanna's rich experience, both domestically and internationally, across strategy, leadership and merger integration will play an integral role in the coming years of transformation for our organisation. This experience, combined with her long-held belief (and passion) that ’your brand is a promise, a promise that can only be delivered by your people’, aligns perfectly with the journey that we are on at Brighter Super.

Allanna studied for her Bachelor of Business in Human Resources, Marketing and Law at Southern Cross University.