ART Announces Leadership Changes
Media release - 23 September 2025
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has announced the appointment of Kathy Vincent as CEO of the profit-for-member superannuation fund.
Ms Vincent, currently ART’s Chief Operating Officer, will succeed David Anderson.
ART Chair Andrew Fraser said Ms Vincent was a natural f it for the role, given her background in financial services and retirement products, as well as her integral contribution as part of ART’s Executive Committee over the last two years.
“Kathy brings enormous experience and commitment to the CEO role. As a leader with a large span of influence, Kathy is exceptionally well placed to lead ART into the future,” Mr Fraser said.
“I know her to be not just a quality leader, but someone who will strive for excellence on behalf of the 2.4 million Australians who are counting on ART to secure their retirement savings.”
Incoming CEO Kathy Vincent said she was honoured and humbled by the opportunity to lead an organisation like ART.
“Across my career I’ve been able to work at some extraordinary institutions, but I can truly say I’ve never felt as at home as I do at ART,” Ms Vincent said.
“I am looking forward to being able to bring that feeling to our members, our team, our employers and other partners.
“Thanks to David’s leadership, ART is on a clear path towards where we want to be by 2030, and I’m determined to keep us driving towards that goal.”
The appointment was announced after the ART Board confirmed it had received notice of the resignation of ART CEO, David Anderson.
Mr Anderson said he had reached a personal decision to resign and wished ART and its members continued success.
“It's been an honour and a privilege to lead ART to become one of the largest retirement savings and income funds in Australia and a prominent global institutional investor. I'm very grateful to have had the opportunity to serve ART’s members and to have had a part in driving retirement outcomes for those 2.4 million Australians alongside 200,000 employers, union and financial adviser partners,” Mr Anderson said.
“I'm so proud of the accomplishments of my ART colleagues in my time here. In addition to award-winning investment performance, together they have delivered for our members and partners every day.
"With great confidence in our Executive Committee and Enterprise Leaders, and with an expanding cadre of grandchildren growing up faster than I anticipated in Sydney, I now need to be closer to them and devote more time to our family."
The Board thanks Mr Anderson for his substantial contribution to ART, including his central role in the development of its 2030 Strategy.
“David’s tenure as CEO has resulted in the introduction of a focused strategy and streamlined operating model designed to drive the next phase of ART’s growth and deliver even greater outcomes for our members,” Mr Fraser said.
“This work has been fundamentally important to positioning ART for the long term. We thank David for his many contributions and wish him and his family all the best for the future."
Since joining ART as Chief of Retirement and later as Chief Operating Officer, Ms Vincent has played a key role in the operations of the business, the unification of ART’s investment menu, and the introduction of a single advice platform and a single member services management platform.
Prior to joining ART, Ms Vincent held executive roles at Westpac, NAB and Macquarie.
Ms Vincent will step in to the role from 1 October 2025.
Rodney Greenhalgh, current Executive General Manager, Product and Services at ART, will take on the role of interim Chief Operating Officer while a process for a permanent replacement is undertaken.
Media contact: media@art.com.au or 0497 302 333
About Australian Retirement Trust
Australian Retirement Trust is one of Australia’s largest super funds. As at 1 July 2025, over 2.4 million Australians trust us to take care of over $350 billion of their retirement savings. We’re here to help our members retire well with confidence, focused on strong long-term investment returns, low fees and the
information and access to advice our members need to manage their super and retirement.