Cartwright has appointed Ian McKnight as senior adviser, with an initial focus on business development.
McKnight has experience managing substantial assets, having previously held the position of chief investment officer at Royal Mail Pensions Trustees, where he oversaw a £32.5 billion transfer to the UK government. He has worked for more than 25 years in the field, holding several positions at companies like KPMG, LCP, WTW, and Morgan Stanley.
McKnight will be based in London and responsible for supporting and developing new business strategies across the company.
McKnight joins a string of recent high-level hires at the company, which includes the hiring of Barry Widdows as senior investment consultant and Southwest lead in December 2023 and Yona Chesner as senior investment consultant and head of investments (North) last month.
Cartwright operations director Robin Pearce says: “Ian joins us at a really exciting time for the organisation as we continue our expansion across the UK market and enhance our services in areas such as project management and risk transfer. The UK pensions landscape has never been so interesting, or so challenging, and Ian will help us to spread our message and expertise far and wide.
“Appointing expert individuals is critical to our high levels of client experience and satisfaction; Ian is no exception. He is extremely well known and connected in the pensions space, with a knowledge and expertise that is second to none. We are looking forward to him promoting our capabilities not only to the industry but across the regions.”
McKnight says: “Cartwright is a leader in the field with ambitious growth plans and a strong team who are continually looking at new and innovative ways to support their clients to reach their goals. They are unafraid to step outside the traditional comfort zones that bind many organisations in the industry and their ownership structure and full independence allows them to do so. I am looking forward to contributing to their ongoing success.”
