Barnett Waddingham has appointed Andrew Simpson as a partner in its actuarial consulting team.
The company says this appointments helps to strengthen its presence in the Scottish and wider UK pensions market.
Simpson joins from Mercer where he headed up the firm’s Edinburgh office, leading on actuarial consulting, DC, investment and strategy.
Prior to this he was was deputy leader of KPMG’s corporate consulting team in Scotland, where he played a key role in growing the pension team from inception.
Barnett Waddingham says Simpson brings a wealth of experience in corporate advisory, risk transfer and consolidation vehicles having advised a wide range of corporate and trustee clients on pension and employee benefit strategies – including FTSE companies, multinationals, family businesses, professional bodies and charities.
His expertise also includes implementing innovative solutions such as captives and surety bonds as alternatives to traditional pension insurance transactions.
in his new role at BW, Simpson will focus on driving innovation and delivering client-focused solutions across pensions consultancy. He will be based in Scotland and will work closely with BW’s actuarial consulting team to expand the firm’s capabilities and client base across the region.
Barnett Waddingham partner and head of actuarial consulting Ruth Thomas says: “I look forward to the impact Andrew will make as we shape the future of actuarial consulting and the wider pension consultancy business.”