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PRI 2023 Board Election: CWC Leadership Endorses Catherine Bolger

The CWC Leadership Team has endorsed Catherine Bolger, board member at State Super, Australia, for the PRI 2023 Board election. More information about the candidate is provided below.

In total, there is 1 open worldwide asset owner position and there are 5 candidates. 

The CWC encourages trustees at PRI signatory asset owner funds to:

  • Raise the election with fellow board members
  • Encourage their fund’s contact point with the PRI to vote for Catherine Bolger 

Election voting opens on September 20th, 2023 and the last date to vote is December 1st, 2023.

Catherine Bolger

Director, State Super

Catherine Bolger was appointed to the State Super Board as a Director in 2015, an industry superannuation fund managing $38 billion of public sector workers’ retirement savings in New South Wales, Australia. She is an experienced leader, with extensive experience as a professional trustee director, having served on a range of industry superannuation fund boards, and investment committees for the last 20 years. In Australia, she has led campaigns to ensure a Just Transition as we move to a net zero economy, and successfully championed the establishment of a Transition Authority.

As a union leader, she has campaigned to improve fundamental rights like safety, collective bargaining and freedom of association, and is keen to see the PRI continue to advance sustainable investment practices and standards.