Bernie Dean has been appointed chief executive of Industry Super Australia, commencing Sept. 1, 2018.
Dean assumes the role after a long career working with government, unions and employer groups to improve the lives of working people.
He is currently ISA’s COO, having joined the firm in early 2013 as the director of marketing, assuming responsibility for the successful collective marketing campaign to promote the benefits of being a member of an Industry SuperFund.
“During his time at ISA, Bernie has led a series of ground-breaking campaigns, including ‘Compare the Pair’, ‘In good hands’ and ‘Banks aren’t super’, said ISA chair Peter Collins.
Prior to joining ISA, Dean held a number of senior positions in the Victorian public service. As the executive director of marketing and communications for many years, he led WorkSafe Victoria’s award-winning marketing program to drive down the rate and cost of workplace injuries. Dean later became the general manager of OHS Strategy, leading collaboration between the regulator, employer and union bodies to develop policy and regulatory solutions to tough problems faced by workers, like asbestos removal, dangerous machines and manual handling.
Prior to his departmental roles, Dean was a senior adviser to the former Victorian Premier Steve Bracks on issues including infrastructure and public transport.
