Lisa Rayner
David Saunders
Mandy Cunningham
Natalie Lister
David Gammage
Adrian Gervasoni
Alison McIvor
Csaba Baranyai

Lisa Rayner

Executive Manager - Legal, Risk and Compliance

Lisa Rayner is the Executive Manager Legal, Risk and Compliance and is responsible for ensuring that the IFS group meets all legislative and regulatory requirements while operating prudently. She also manages the group risk management framework and maintains our relationships with key regulators, including ASIC, APRA, AUSTRAC and the ATO.

Lisa brings over 24 years of experience in the financial services industry across a range of legal, risk and compliance roles focusing on superannuation, advice, and banking. Her prior engagements include ASIC, AXA/AMP, IFS, IFM Investors, National Australia Bank and First Super.

Lisa re-joined IFS in July 2023. She previously held the same role from December 2014 to September 2018. In February 2024, she was appointed Company Secretary for Industry Fund Services Limited, Industry Funds Investments Limited and Super Members Investments Pty Ltd.

Lisa holds a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Jurisprudence from Monash University and is admitted to practice.

IFS Group Executive Appointments

  • Industry Fund Services Limited
  • Industry Funds Investments Limited
  • Super Members Investments Pty Ltd.

David Saunders

Head of Technology

David is the Head of Technology. He is responsible for overseeing Information & Communications Technology (ICT) at IFS.

David has worked in the financial services industry for over 20 years, including three years in Chartered Accounting firms and three years in the United Kingdom.

David holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Tasmania and has been a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia & New Zealand since 2002.

David has worked at IFS since 2014.

Mandy Cunningham

Head of People & Culture

As Head of People & Culture, Mandy and her team work closely with the CEO and Executive Managers to develop and implement a range of people strategies and initiatives aligned with the business plan.

Mandy is an experienced People and Culture leader with over twenty years’ experience in Human Resources and Organisational Development. Mandy’s career includes leadership roles across a number of industries such as aviation, travel and tourism, property, education and financial services. Prior to joining IFS in 2014, Mandy worked with Superpartners (now part of the Link Group) for 8 years, leading a team of Learning and Organisational Development professionals.

Mandy’s qualifications and accreditation include Post Graduate Certificate in Business, Diploma in Business and Human Resources, Diploma in Training and Assessment.

Natalie Lister

Financial Controller (Product and Tax)

Natalie is the Financial Controller (Product and Tax) at IFS. She is responsible for developing and delivering the strategic financial objectives of the Advice Solutions division.

Natalie is also the Responsible Manager for Industry Funds Investments (IFI) and leads the corporate tax matters across the IFS Group, AFSL Compliance and statutory reporting.

Natalie started her career as a Chartered Accountant and moved to the Financial Services Industry over 20 years ago. She is extremely passionate about the Industry Super philosophy of all profits to members and wants to see more members receive high quality, low-cost financial advice.

Natalie holds a Bachelor of Business (Accountancy), Graduate Diploma in Chartered Accounting, Master of Applied Finance and is a member of Chartered Accounts Australia & New Zealand.

David Gammage

Financial Controller (Corporate)

David is the Financial Controller (Corporate) at IFS. He is responsible for the production of financial reporting for IFS and its affiliate companies for both internal and external use. He is the Responsible Manager for IFS Insurance Solutions (IFSIS) and is responsible for developing and delivering the strategic financial objectives of the Unpaid Super division.

David has over 20 years’ experience in a variety of finance and accounting roles both in Australia and UK including the construction and airlines industries before moving to the profit-to-member super fund sector. He has been with IFS for 17 years.

David holds a BA (hons) Business Studies and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and CPA Australia.

Adrian Gervasoni

Executive Manager - Advice Solutions

As the Executive Manager of Advice Solutions, Adrian is responsible for managing and growing IFS’ financial advice business encompassing Licensee services, thought leadership and Financial Advice strategy. With the help of our committed financial planning staff, Adrian is responsible for helping our valued client funds expand their advice offers and reach.

Adrian has been working within the financial planning industry for 15 years for organisations in both the retail and profit for member sector and has held a broad range of superannuation leadership roles spanning organisational strategy, project management, financial advice and mergers/acquisitions.

He is passionate about the role financial advice can play in helping superannuation members achieve a better retirement outcome, sharing the goal of making advice affordable to everyday Australians.

Adrian is currently working his way towards a Masters in Organisational Leadership, holds an Advanced Diploma of Financial Services (Financial Planning) and is a Certified Financial Planner.

IFS Group Executive Appointments

  • Industry Fund Services Limited

Alison McIvor

Executive Manager - Unpaid Super

Alison is the Executive Manager Unpaid Super (formerly IFCC). She works with our profit to member client funds to recover any compulsory superannuation guarantee for their members.

Alison is responsible for managing all aspects of the Unpaid Super's recovery services, which span the areas of credit, legal and insolvency services.

She has more than 20 years’ experience in Financial Services including Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Operations Officer with Industry Super Australia, Head of Projects with Guild Trustee Services and senior roles with ACSI and AustralianSuper.

Alison has a Master of Marketing (Management), a Master of Teaching (Secondary) and a Bachelor of Arts. She is also a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Alison joined IFS in September 2018

IFS Group Executive Appointments

  • Industry Fund Services Limited

Csaba Baranyai

Chief Executive Officer

Csaba is the Chief Executive Officer of Industry Fund Services. Prior to his appointment as CEO, he was the Executive Manager of Legal, Risk & Compliance and Company Secretary.

Csaba has worked in the financial services industry for 20 years, with roles prior to joining IFS at ANZ, AMP and AXA. He has worked across a diverse range of areas including legal, risk compliance, operations, product development, investment management, and has led multiple large-scale regulatory change projects.

Csaba holds a Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Business (Finance), MBA and Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice. He is a member of FPA Australia, the Legal Institute of Victoria and the Law Council of Australia. He also sits on various industry policy and governance committees with Industry Super Australia and the AIST.

Csaba joined IFS in 2015 and was appointed Chief Executive Officer in 2022.

IFS Group Executive Appointments

  • Industry Fund Services Limited
  • Industry Funds Investments Limited
  • Super Members Investments Pty Ltd.
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