Cushon has made three senior appointments, with hires from Aon, Mercer and Aegon, as it aims to deliver on ambitious growth plans.
The fintech workplace pensions and savings provider has hired Dom Manley as its new head of product. Manley joins from Aon, where he has worked for the previous seven years.
David Harvey has been appointed as master trust lead. Havey has had a long career in the DC pensions space, most recently as the master trust lead at Mercer.
Meanwhile Andy Aitken has joined as strategic partnerships director. Aitken previously worked at The Aegon Platform (previously Cofunds) for 18 years, helping it grow from £300m to over £120bn of assets under management during his tenure
These three appointments come after Cushon secured finance in its June 2021 funding round. It says this expansion to its senior team will the fintech deliver on its “ambitious roadmap”, which to date has included the launch of the world’s first net zero pension, a new investment strategy with 15 per cent allocation to private markets, and impact targets across its portfolio.
Cushon says the expanded team will drive further innovation through the development of additional features, broaden the commercial opportunity and increase AUM for its net zero pension with blue-chip companies.
Cushon founder and CEO Ben Pollard says these three individuals bring a “wealth of experience” that will help the company deliver on ambitious growth targets.
He adds: “:“As a fintech, we’re accelerating the use of technology and innovation in UK workplace savings and pensions, and critical to this is our people. All three new appointees bring a range of different skills to our existing team, ensuring we remain at the forefront of innovation in the sector.”
