William McGrath

Founder William McGrath has 25 years of Board room experience with 3 different companies for each of whom pension funding was an important feature. Balancing effectively the interests of all stakeholders has been a key consideration seen most recently in the successful sale of AGA Rangemaster - where he was CEO - to the large Illinois based business, Middleby Corporation.

​He has a modern history degree from Oxford  University, Qualified as an accountant with KPMG and then worked in corporate finance for Lloyds Merchant Bank and Kleinwort Benson.  His industrial experience is in construction, building products, engineering and cookers and refrigeration for the commercial and domestic market

Pauline Keeling

Pauline Keeling has had her own accountancy firm and was the proprietor of a Michelin starred restaurant and a riding school. She qualified as an accountant with Crowe Clark Whitehill and then went to work for KPMG. 

​She is responsible for resource management.

Andrew Beardmore​

​Known for:        
​Running international building products operations.

Background:    
Was part of Redland’s famed corporate development team before moving into JV operations with Lafarge and subsequent private equity owners.  Had continuing roles with Redland’s pension scheme.

Jonathan Carling

​Known for:        
International roles in engineering and operations.  Most recently at Rolls Royce Aero Engines.

Background:    
​Motor industry with Jaguar Land Rover and Aston Martin as Chief Operating Officer, where he was also a pension scheme trustee.

Ian Clifton

Known for:        
International investment banking roles and investing in renewables start-ups.

Background:    
​Managed Nomura’s derivatives desk and investment strategy for Scottish Widows.  Was investment consultant for Mercers.

John Herbert

​Known for:        Founder of independent actuarial practice and is with Premier Pension Management.
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Background:    Actuarial career with Capita Hartshead and Aeon covering small and large schemes.

Roger Higgins

Known for:        
Mathematical skills as actuary at KPMG.  Development of KPMG Fusion Risk Management tool.
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Background:    
Actuary.  Anchor clients at KPMG included LSE.

Charlotte Holme

​Charlotte worked in engineering in the Aerospace and Automotive industry before leaving the corporate world to look after a young family.  Following she worked in web marketing and now manages the day to day running of C-Suite Pension Strategies as Executive Assistant.

TC Jefferson

Known for:        
Established network in the pension risk management arena and a passion for new solutions and new thinking to tackle the challenges of the DB pension world    

Background:    
​Founded a niche insurance and pension de-risking Executive Search team.

Con Keating

Known for:        
Trenchant views on pension funding issues.  Founded Brighton Rock.

Background:    
​Investment banking with onus on insurance.  Long term successful investor.

John Kent

Known for: 
Strategy and corporate development roles at BT, Eastern Electricity and Old Mutual.
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Background: 
​Previously fast track civil servant and corporate financier; ​

Ben Parker

Ben has 20 years of capital markets experience at JPMorgan and Barclays where his last role, as a Managing Director, was leading a global team serving the financing needs of Asset Managers and pension funds. Ben now manages a portfolio of companies that invest in and advise leading Financial Technology companies, providing treasury and capital solutions to global asset managers, pension funds and hedge funds.

Stephen Rawlinson

Known for:        
Industry and investment analysis, strategy development, M&A.

Background:    
20 years in industry and consulting in UK, 20 years in the CIty in stockbroking and corporate finance. Director roles for last 30 years.