legalsuper announces changes to executive team
MEDIA STATEMENT
legalsuper today announced Chief Executive, Luke Symons, would be leaving the fund on 30 June
2026.
Independent Chair, Kirsten Mander, commended the positive impact for members and staff achieved
during Mr Symons time as Chief Executive and on behalf of the Board and staff, wished him well in
his next role as Chief Executive with another profit to member superannuation fund.
“During his time with legalsuper Luke worked with our Board and Executive team to deliver
considerable strategic and structural development for the benefit of our growing membership,” Ms
Mander said.
“Evidence of this development is demonstrated by achievements in key performance metrics including
sustained top quartile investment returns and solid membership growth combined with strong member
satisfaction levels,” Ms Mander said.
Mr Symons praised the innovative and member-centric culture of legalsuper as a key factor in
enabling the fund to expand and evolve its highly regarded member services, products and benefits.
“legalsuper has developed a strong reputation as a high-performing specialist superannuation fund at
the forefront of member-centric endeavour. The fund is well-placed to continue on this trajectory and I
thank the Board, staff and members for their support during my time as Chief Executive”, Mr Symons
said.
Ms Mander also announced the departure of Chief Investment Officer, Andrew Lill, who has accepted
a role outside the superannuation sector and will leave the fund on 30th June 2026, saying the Board
thanked Andrew for his contribution and wished him all the best in the future.
“We have appointed Sheldon Harris to commence the recruitment process and look forward to
advising members, staff and key stakeholders of our decisions in due course,” Ms Mander said.
legalsuper’s MySuper Balanced option, where the majority of members are invested, was rated the
top-performer for FY 24/25 by SuperRatings, returning a very strong 12.56% for the year. This
continued the fund’s strong, long-term record of not only outperforming the SuperRatings all-fund
median, but remaining in the top quartile over the past 1 and 5 years, and second quartile over 10
years.
“Our focus on delivering strong, sustainable outcomes for members is reflected in our consistent
ranking among the top funds and is a credit to our team and its disciplined, long-term investment
approach,” Ms Mander said.
*According to SuperRatings' SR50 MySuper Balanced (60-76) Index, for the MySuper Balanced option. The returns of 12.56%
are to 30 June 2025, and net of tax and all fees except the fixed dollar administration fee. Past performance is not an indicator
of future performance. Consider the PDS & TMD before making a decision.