Our Leadership

Damian joined BUSSQ in 2016 as Chief Operating Officer and was appointed CEO in January 2021. As CEO Damian is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the Fund's operations, while leading the Executive team to execute the Fund's business plan. He is passionate about service excellence and BUSSQ's commitment to helping members achieve their best retirement outcomes. 

Damian has worked in the superannuation and pension fund industry, both in Australia and internationally, for over 36 years. He has held senior management and executive roles within a variety of organisations such as the LINK Group, Mercer and Buck Consultants and he has deep experience in operational management, administration and IT platforms within the superannuation and financial services industries, with expertise in strategic planning, governance, risk management, marketing, finance and advice.

Peter has been Chief Investment Officer at BUSSQ since July 2022. His role covers asset allocation and manager selection including researching new investment strategies that can enhance members long term returns. 

Peter has over 25 years of investment experience including senior roles as Head of Equities at Treasury Corporation NSW, Head of Equities at State Super NSW and Head of Investment at ESSSuper.

Lisa Cumberland joined BUSSQ in 2023 and is responsible for the Fund's Risk, Compliance and Governance functions. Lisa has over 30 years of superannuation industry experience across both public sector and industry funds. Lisa is committed to innovation, and best practice, and has a strong passion for industry superannuation; continually striving to deliver outcomes that are in the best interest of members. She has extensive experience across various disciplines within the superannuation industry including, administration, communications and program management as well as risk and compliance and it is this broad experience that allows her to bring a practical approach to risk, compliance and governance within BUSSQ.

Carolyn joined BUSSQ in 2023 and is accountable for ensuring all BUSSQ members enjoy a simple and personal experience. Carolyn's responsibilities include brand management, marketing, member communications and digital platforms to drive growth for the fund whilst deepening member engagement. 

Carolyn has more than 30 years of marketing experience including strategy development, data interpretation and insights, customer experience and digital transformation across various sectors including energy, telecommunications and tourism. The last 13 years have been spent in superannuation where she has held senior roles at Australian Retirement Trust, Sunsuper and QSuper.

Leigh Mackay joined BUSSQ in 2016 and in 2023 became the Fund's Member Engagement Executive. She specialises in strategies harmonising processes, people, and engagement to help BUSSQ members enjoy their retirement.

 Leigh's career has extended across financial planning greenfield development, personal insurance business development and learning strategies. She partners with the other executives at BUSSQ to develop and deliver holistic and innovative strategies.

Matt joined BUSSQ in 2022 and is responsible for the management of the Fund's operations, including material outsourced service provider relationships in administration and insurance, oversight of the finance function, product management and the Fund's technology operations. 

He is a highly experienced, dynamic and results driven executive with strong leadership skills and with over 30 years' experience in the areas of business transformation, operational excellence and client relationship management. Matt has a deep understanding of accumulation and retirement benefit products and has held senior management positions within superannuation and funds management at companies including FNZ, Link Group, ANZ Banking Group and Computershare.

Sean joined BUSSQ in 2024 and is responsible for the Fund’s technology operations and information security, including cyber risk management, cloud services, enterprise architecture, data governance, and IT service management.

With over 25 years’ experience across Asia and Australia, Sean has held specialist and leadership roles in both industry and consulting, including Cbus, ANZ and PwC.

He is passionate about driving sustainable technology adoption that delivers measurable business outcomes and engages confidently from frontline teams to the boardroom to embed security culture and support effective IT and security practices.