Aviva has appointed Suzanne Rose as head of master trust and workplace proposition, effective immediately.
Rose will continue to be responsible for the workplace proposition in addition to overseeing the Aviva Master Trust business.
Martin Palmer, who has served as the head of master trust for the last three years, has chosen to leave Aviva in order to enter a phase of semi-retirement. He does intend to stay active in the pensions sector though, having spent over 32 years with Aviva and its associated companies.
Aviva director of workplace savings & retirement Emma Douglas says: “I’m delighted to have Suzanne at the helm of the Aviva Master Trust. I’ve no doubt she will bring to the role the same enthusiasm and passion she does within workplace proposition.”
Douglas says: “Martin has been instrumental in driving the Aviva Master Trust forward and leaves it in an exciting place. We wish him all the best for whatever he does next.”
Aviva Master Trust trustees chair Elizabeth Renshaw-Ames says: “It’s great to have Suzanne join us to lead the Aviva Master Trust team, particularly at this exciting time in its development when we’re seeing more employers and trustees beginning to recognise the role that master trusts can play in making the most of workplace savings for retirement to improve the quality of later life.”
Rose says: “It’s a really exciting time to take on the Master Trust role, with significant market growth predicted over the next few years. I look forward to building on what has already been achieved and hope to take our high quality offering to more members, clients and their advisers.”
