Janet Torney B Econ, FAICD, FASFA, TFASFA>
Introduction
Last Updated on July 14, 2020
Janet Torney is a professional chairman and director with broad experience, including in the financial services sector – superannuation, investments, infrastructure, insurance and banking, in the member-focussed sector – notably female related and sport, and in the engineering sector – manufacturing and consulting. Her expertise covers governance, strategy, business management, change management – both cultural and operational, and investments. Janet is actively involved in mentoring both executives and young women.
Current Non-Executive Director Roles
- Club Plus Superannuation – Chair
- Investment Committee – Chair
- People & Governance Committee – Member
- Perpetual Superannuation Ltd – Chair
- Audit & Risk Committee – Member
- Investment Committee – Member
- Whitehelm Capital (global infrastructure investment manager) – Chair
- Advisory Investment Committee – Chair
- Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation (public sector corporation that protects Australia from economic losses caused by terrorism catastrophe) – Member
- Audit & Compliance Committee – Chair
- Girl Guides Australia – Chair
- Finance & Risk Committee – Chair
- Australian Cricketers’ Association – Non-executive Director
- Investment Committee – Chair
- Australian Cricketers Retirement Account – Member
- Basketball Australia Nominations Committee – Member
Previous Non-Executive Director Roles
- Techfront Australia (global sports media technology company) – Non-executive director
- Chair, Finance & Risk Committee
- Firefighters Mutual Bank – Non-executive director
- Chair, Strategy Committee
- Citicorp Australia Group Retirement Fund – Trustee director
- Association of Superannuation Funds Australia (ASFA) – Non-executive director
- Chair – Policy Committee
- Member – Finance & Risk Committee
Governance Experience
- Governance design & implementation
- Strategy
- Change management
- Risk management
- Investment
- Superannuation
Executive Experience
- Chief Executive – Qantas Superannuation
- Principal & Practice leader – Aon Investment Consulting
- Investment director – Westpac Investment Management
- Leading market economist – Reserve Bank, UBS (previously SBC and Potter Warburg), Citibank
Qualifications and Memberships
- Bachelor of Economics (Hons 1 and University Medal)- University of Queensland (UQ)
- Fellow – Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD); completed Company Directors and Mastering the Boardroom courses
- Fellow and Trustee Fellow – ASFA
- Member – Women on Boards
- Member – Ethics Centre
- Member – Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees
- Member – Women in Superannuation
- Life Member – Australian Business Economists
Interests
- Outdoor pursuits – netball umpiring, cricket, bushwalking, sailing (navigated two Sydney-to-Hobart races)
- Adventure and family travel
- Classical music