Standard Life has appointed Mike Ambery to the new role of retirement savings director.
Ambery joins from Hymans Roberston, where he was a partner and DC consultant with the firm.
He is a prominent industry figure having with more than 20 years’ consultancy experience, having also worked at KPMG and the Cop-operative Insurance Society. He is a fellow at the Pensions Management Institute.
In these roles he has worked on issues such as pension scheme design and benefits management, automatic enrolment, salary sacrifice, pension dashboard preparedness and pension scheme risk mitigation/ transition to DB buy-out and DC transition.
In his new role with Standard Life Ambery will act as a spokesperson for the business in both the national and trade media and lead on the delivery of its thought leadership programmes. He will be responsible for Standard Life’s Thinking Forward programme which looks to bring insights from other countries’ pensions systems to the UK, and includes the company’s joint research initiative with the OECD.
Standard Life managing director Sangita Chawla says: “With more than two decades experience and a depth of practical and technical knowledge, [Ambery’s] insight will shape how we communicate with customers and employers to provide reassurance and understanding at every stage of the retirement journey and to help them achieve greater certainty around their financial futures.”
Ambery adds: “Standard Life is an incredible brand with a long heritage of looking after people’s savings. The business is undergoing a significant transformation, steadily growing its presence in pensions and adviser markets, with significant levels of investment in both its products and services for consumers.
“With numerous developments in the pensions and savings landscape over the last few years, I’m pleased to be part of such a dynamic business, and to be able to help shape its voice and policy as it supports consumers achieve their best possible retirement outcomes.”
His appointment will take effect from 26 February 2024.