Independent Governance Committee

David is the Independent Chairman with over 35 years’ pension experience including 25 years’ governance experience as a professional trustee. He was a partner with one of the global employee benefit consultants. He keeps up to date through the Pensions Management Institute. The chair of a number of defined contribution pension trusts brings detailed knowledge of the current market. He has lobbied government on pension change and chairs the Board of industry-wide master trusts. In addition to his independence he brings a wealth of experience to the IGC.

Currently Head of Pensions at Santander UK, Helen has 18 years’ experience working in a variety of roles in the pension industry, specifically including Workplace Pensions. This includes supporting employers when making important decisions for their members and directly advising scheme members pre and post retirement. Helen is passionate about good member outcomes and financial education, having played an active role in improving financial understanding in schools and in the workplace. Helen is a Chartered Financial Adviser and Fellow of the Personal Finance Society.

Bob has 15 years’ experience as a Pension Trustee of Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution Schemes in the UK and overseas. He is currently Chair of Trustees of Thomas Miller and Co’s occupational DC scheme and Chair of the Investment Committee of the Company’s DB Scheme. He is also a Director of the Occupational Pensions Defence Union (OPDU), which provides Trustee Liability Insurance to Pension Trustees. Bob has 22 years’ experience of operational management in the insurance industry and his current responsibilities include Chairman of BLP Insurance.

Rob joined Hargreaves Lansdown in March 2014 as Head of Compliance and became Risk and Compliance Director in January 2015. Previously Rob has worked in the industry as a Director with responsibility for Compliance, Risk and Internal Audit and has also worked for Deloitte as a Regulatory Consultant, specialising in retail financial services regulation.

Nick joined Hargreaves Lansdown in 2001. He is the head of the Workplace Operations and the Relationship Management Team and personally looks after key clients including technology firms and investment banks. He has dealt with the implementation of hundreds of schemes and uses his experience and detailed knowledge of the workings of Hargreaves Lansdown to ensure the smooth implementation of new pension schemes. Nick holds the regulated Diploma in Financial Planning.