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  • Equip Super has appointed John Comito as an Employer Director from 1 January 2026, following the retirement of long-serving Board member Mark Cerche at the end of December.
  • Comito brings more than 40 years of financial services expertise, including detailed involvement in superannuation mergers, and also joins the Stakeholder Engagement & Innovation Committee and Audit & Finance Committee, chaired by Julian Widdup from 1 January.

Melbourne, 19 December 2025: Leading super fund Equip Super today announced a transition on its Board, with Employer Director Mark Cerche set to retire at the end of December after eight years of service. His replacement on the Board will be John Comito.

On behalf of the Board, Equip Super thanked Mr Cerche for his longstanding contribution and the leadership and guidance he has offered the Fund during his tenure.

From 1 January, Julian Widdup will take over as Chair of the Audit & Finance Committee (AFC).

Following a thorough recruitment process, the Board has appointed John Comito as an Employer Director, effective 1 January.

Mr Comito was nominated by the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne and currently sits on the board of the Catholic Development Fund. He brings more than 40 years of experience in financial services, with senior responsibilities spanning CFO, risk,  Corporate Finance, mergers and acquisitions, asset servicing, and institutional relationships.

Mr Comito has deep expertise in the provision of superannuation services and has overseen a number of mergers as Head of NAB’s custody division including between Catholic Super and Equip Super.

He will join Equip Super’s Stakeholder Engagement & Innovation Committee (SEIC) and Audit & Finance Committee (AFC).

Speaking on the announcement, Chair Michael Cameron said,”Mark has made an outstanding contribution to Equip Super over the past eight years, and we thank him for his dedicated service to the Fund and its members.

“We are also delighted to welcome John Comito to the Board. John brings a wealth of financial services and superannuation expertise, as well as a strong track record in transformation and governance, and we are confident he will be an exceptional addition to Equip Super.”

John Comito said he was honoured to be appointed as an Employer Director of Equip Super. “The Fund has a strong history of delivering for members and employers, and I look forward to contributing to the Board’s work, particularly through the Audit & Finance Committee and Stakeholder Engagement & Innovation Committee, at a time of continued growth and evolution for the Fund,” he said.

Mr Comito will commence in the role on 1 January 2026.

Please contact equipsuper@iconagency.com.au for any media inquiries or to request more information.

About Equip Super

Equip Super manages $36.9 billion for over 135,000 members across both Equip Super and Catholic Super, as at 30 June 2025. Equip Super is a leader in the superannuation industry in bringing funds together through successful successor fund transfers and continues to look for new opportunities to grow the fund.

Under two distinct brands, Equip Super and Catholic Super service employers and members from the energy, resources, water, infrastructure, manufacturing, education, health, legal and services sectors. Equip Super is an industry super fund, operating accumulation, defined benefit and pension plans. The fund’s key objective is to deliver the best retirement outcome possible for members, while operating as a trusted partner for participating employers.

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