UniSuper welcomes risk chief

UniSuper has appointed Wade Martin as its new chief risk officer hiring from Cbus Super.

Martin replaces Andrew Raftis who retired at the end of 2023 after three years of service at the superannuation fund.

Martin brings over 15 years of risk management experience in the financial services industry to the role.

He spent 11 years at the industry fund for construction workers and eight at KPMG before that in various audit and risk consulting roles within financial services.

UniSuper chief executive Peter Chun said he was "delighted" to welcome Martin to the UniSuper team.

"Wade's lived risk experience, understanding of the superannuation sector, strategic mindset and leadership were stand-out attributes during the selection process," Chun stated.

"He will be a valuable addition to our executive leadership team and our fund as a whole."

Martin welcomed the opportunity to join UniSuper and said he looked forward to helping uphold UniSuper's impressive risk management track record.

Chun also thanked Andrew Raftis for his hard work and dedication to UniSuper over the past three years.

"Andrew has been an integral part of our executive leadership team and has made a significant contribution to ensuring UniSuper's risk and compliance are in the best position that they could be.

"He leaves UniSuper in a better place with a strong reputation with our regulators and auditors. I wish him all the best."