Shanahan to chair WA Super

WA Super has appointed Tim Shanahan to replace retiring chairman Nick Catania, with effect from July 1.

Fellow long-serving directors Alex Bajada and David James will also retire.

Mr Shanahan is currently the director of the energy and minerals institute at the University of Western Australia.

His past board roles include a two-year stint as president at RAC until 2012.

Since 2004, he has been the chairman of the compliance and risk management committee at WA Super, formerly known as WA Local Government Super.