Dave Woodall

MLC Super has bolstered its leadership team with three new appointments, further strengthening the business to support its ambition to become Australia’s most trusted and fastest-growing super fund.

These appointments bring together deep expertise and diverse perspectives that will accelerate the ability to deliver on our strategy and create exceptional outcomes for members.

Craig Weber will commence as Head of Education and Advice on 24 November delivering best-inclass education, advice and communication engagement initiatives to members. Craig brings more than 20 years’ experience across a range of senior roles at AMP, CFS, Zurich Financial Services and, most recently, as Head of Advice at Ignition.

Alex Kleiman joined as Director of Corporate Growth in May, bringing more than 25 years’ experience in superannuation across a range of growth and distribution roles. Most recently, he was Head of Group Distribution at MetLife Australia and has also held senior positions at Mercer and Plum.

Mandy Rashleigh was appointed Head of Client Relationships in June, overseeing the client relationship team for Insignia Financials’ employer superannuation offerings and is responsible for the execution of MLC Super’s employer value proposition. Mandy previously held senior positions at KPMG, NAB, and most recently at Westpac, as their Global Head of Non-Bank Financial institutions.

These new appointments add to the MLC Super leadership team, which also includes:

• Jason Marler, General Manager, Product
• Amalie White, General Manager, Operations and Partnerships
• Lachlan East, General Manager, Risk

Dave Woodall, CEO MLC Super, said: “I’m delighted to welcome Craig, Alex and Mandy to the MLC Super leadership team. Their expertise and deep understanding of the industry will accelerate our ability to deliver on our strategy and provide exceptional outcomes for members around Australia. “As one of the largest workplace superannuation providers, with long-standing relationships with ASXlisted employers, MLC Super’s strong leadership team places us in good stead to help shape better superannuation outcomes for employers and members alike.

“These appointments bring together exceptional capability and vision and comes at an exciting time for MLC Super, following the completion of the first major milestone of our transition of a range of administration and technology functions to SS&C in July, and the relaunch of the MLC brand and an improved direct-to-consumer offering in October.”

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Brenton Charnley has been appointed as MetLife’s Senior Manager, Innovation and will be responsible for embedding the innovation process within the organisation and driving continued improvement of MetLife’s customer experience journey. Prior to joining MetLife, he spent eight years consulting with KPMG Australia and was global program manager for elevate61, KPMG and Advance’s rapid growth entrepreneur program, helping technology start-ups scale globally.

Alex Kleiman has been appointed Head of B2B Sales and Head of Melbourne Office and will lead MetLife’s new business sales and acquisition efforts in Group and Direct. He joins MetLife from Mercer, where he was previously Partner and Sales Leader responsible for driving the growth of Mercer’s financial services business.

Commenting on the appointments, MetLife Australia CEO Deanne Stewart said: “Given our business vision and commitment to innovation, we’re excited to welcome Brenton to help further ingrain a culture of innovation in MetLife’s DNA and cut through complexity, drawing on his experience with start-ups and entrepreneurs.

“Alex has exceptional skills developing partnerships and will continue to evolve our sales strategies. Alex will also lead our Melbourne office, where over the past two years, we’ve continued to expand our talent pool of senior executives to support a growing number of key clients and prospects.”

Ms Stewart added that the growing MetLife team was constantly working to challenge the industry to offer better solutions and improved customer experiences.

“Customers are quite rightly demanding more from the industry and it’s crucial we devote time and resources to better understand their needs. We’re focused on delivering solutions that really make a difference and ensuring every step of the process is handled with the utmost care and compassion.”

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