Steve M Merlicek

Mr Merlicek from 2009 to 2018 Steven was Chief Investment Officer at IOOF, an ASX-listed financial services organisation with over $140 billion under management, administration, advice and supervision. He was responsible for the Funds Management Division, comprising IOOF's multi-manager products and Quant Plus (quantitative manager). Prior to joining IOOF, Steve was chief investment officer at Telstra Super for 10 years, during which time it was a top performing fund winning numerous investment awards. Earlier in his career, Steve was an international equities portfolio manager, an economist and a regular soldier in the Australian Army. Steve currently acts as Chairman for Activus Investment Advisers. He also sits as independent Member of the Investment Committees of IOOF, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute and the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute. Steve is also a director of AvSuper.