Election Information 2026

The Electricity Industry Superannuation Board has 9 Board Members, 2 of which are elected by the membership of ElectricSuper. Under the Rules of ElectricSuper, one of the member-elected Board Members must be female and one, male.

To be eligible for nomination, a candidate must satisfy the requirements of ElectricSuper’s Fit and Proper Policy and be a ‘fit and proper person’.

A person is not eligible for election if they:

• have ever been convicted of an offence in respect of dishonest conduct,
• are bankrupt or otherwise legally recognised as insolvent, or
• are under the age of 18 years.

All Board members will need to obtain a Director Identification Number from ASIC before they can be appointed. You can read more about obtaining a Director Identification Number here.

Read the Fit and Proper Policy here.

To nominate

Anyone is eligible to nominate. You do not need to be a member of ElectricSuper.

All candidates must be nominated by at least 2 other people who are members of ElectricSuper. Members cannot nominate (that is, support or second) their own nomination.

An email calling for nominations will be sent to all ElectricSuper members with an email on record.

This email will contain the nomination forms. As part of the completed nomination form you will also need to provide:

• a statement of up to 200 words stating why you would be a suitable candidate. Your statement will be reviewed by ElectricSuper’s Nominations Committee and will be included on the ballot papers issued to members, in the event that we need to run an election. Your statement of up to 200 words should include:
  • why, to the best of your knowledge, you are able to comply with the Fit and Proper Policy and that you have no material conflicts of interest that may render you ineffective as a Board Member,
  • the skills and experience you can bring to the Board, concentrating on experience with financial matters, management, legal matters, customer service, strategy or investments
  • examples of any previous Board or Committee experience
  • your reasons for agreeing to be nominated
  • your understanding of the role of the Board and how you could positively contribute.
• A photo to be distributed with the ballot papers.

If you are not an ElectricSuper member and you wish to nominate for one of the Board positions, please contact us via info@electricsuper.com.au and we will forward an email nomination pack to you. Members who do not have an email recorded with us will receive postal advice with instructions to follow if they wish to nominate.

Your nomination will be reviewed by ElectricSuper’s Nominations Committee for accuracy in accordance with ElectricSuper’s Fit and Proper Policy.

If the number of nominations received exceeds the number of vacancies, an election will be held. In that case, ballots will be issued by email.

Nominations open Monday 1 December 2025

Nominations close 4pm Tuesday 23 December 2025

Board Members must:

• act with all due care and in good faith
• act in accordance with Legislation, the Trust Deed and ElectricSuper Rules
• act totally impartially on behalf of all members of ElectricSuper
• act in the best interest of members
• not make a profit from their role as a Board Member
• treat all information made available to the Board or Board Members in the course of their duties as confidential and not release any information to other parties

Board Members are legally liable for their actions and inactions. Members can commence proceedings against them and there are fines and penalties for Trustees who do not properly discharge their duties. In the case of fraud or dishonesty, penalties could include a prison sentence. The Board has insurance to protect Board Members against the result of any errors or omissions they make, but this insurance does not protect Board Members who act dishonestly or fraudulently.

Training

A Board Member is required to undertake at least a minimum of 16 hours of training to support their role each year, including an introductory course to superannuation in their first year and the Australian Institute of Company Directors training for new directors. The cost of such required training will be met by ElectricSuper.

Time Commitment

A Board meeting is held on the last Friday of the month in most months of the year. The meetings vary between 1 hour up to a half-day in length. Board Members are expected to attend in person whenever they can for the longer meetings which are usually held quarterly (typically in Adelaide’s CBD), but a Zoom link is provided to each meeting. For shorter meetings, members can attend by Zoom.

There are also 3 committees which support the Board, each made up of a smaller group of Board Members. The Committees each may meet between 2 and 6 times a year and these meetings may run for up to a half-day. Twice-yearly workshops are arranged for one of the Committees which run over 2 consecutive days and may be in Adelaide or interstate. Any new Board Member will likely be appointed to serve on at least one committee and all Board members are expected to attend at least one Committee meeting for each Committee each year.

There is also occasional interstate travel required for training, conferences and/or investment meetings, which can be several days at a time. However, these can be negotiated by each individual Board Member depending on the purpose of travel, their own skill sets and their personal circumstances.

The term of appointment for member elected Board Members will be from 1 April 2026 until 31 March 2029.

These Board Member positions are not remunerated.