Jon Hatchett will lead Hymans Robertson from April 1, having been appointed senior partner at the consultancy firm.
He will take over from John Dickson, who will be now focus predominantly on strategic investment advice across the firm’s clients. Hymans Robertson adopts a three-year rolling tenure for its senior partner, with the option to renew at the end of the initial term. Dickson has been in this role for six years, since 2017.
Hatchett joined Hymans Robertson in 2006 after a career in academia. He became a partner in 2014 and was invited to be an equity member of the firm in 2017. He has held various leadership responsibilities during that time, including founding and leading the firm’s Incubator, which developed new diversified areas for the firm such as Hymans Robertson Personal Wealth.
Hatchett has also been head of corporate DB consulting where he led the development of the firm’s at-retirement education and engagement programmes. Most recently, Hatchett has been led a transformation programme within pensions’ market teams, focused on improving client experiences.
Current senior partner John Dickson, says: “Hatchett’s intellect, progressive thinking and passion for innovation has made him a driving force within our firm’s strategic growth and significant diversification in recent years. This clear vision and leadership experience makes him the ideal person to take on the mantle to lead the firm as my tenure as senior partner comes to an end.”
Commenting on his plans for this new role Hatchett says: “Hymans Robertson has a history of embracing change and innovating over its 100 years. We will maintain that spirit in transforming our business to continue improving how we serve clients against the backdrop of changing regulation and increasing expectation.
“Our partnership model has enormous strengths and benefits for our clients and our people. I’m committed to our strategy of growth to sustain this model for the next generation.”
He adds that the pensions landscape will shift in the next decade with the direction of travel placing more responsibility on individuals. Hatchett adds that he is looking to build on the work will build on Dickson’s work when it comes to improving diversity, equity and inclusion across all aspects of the business.