AMIST CEO steps down

James Thomas
JAMES THOMAS
Australian Food Super - Chief Executive Officer
DEPARTURE
AUSTRALIAN FOOD SUPER
Date: November 2017
Position: Chief Executive Officer

Meat industry fund, AMIST Super, has confirmed to Industry Moves the retirement of CEO, James Thomas, effective November 2017.

Thomas joined AMIST in 2011 and previously held senior roles with FuturePlus Financial Services, notably as CEO and as general manager, client services.

Commenting on Thomas' service, an AMIST spokesperson said: "The Fund sincerely thanks James Thomas, who has retired as CEO, for all his dedication and commitment to AMIST Super in the last six years."

His successor is Murray Rutherford, who joined the AMIST executive team in 2014 and most recently performed the dual role of head of investment and head of governance with the fund.