The pensions industry is mourning the loss of Andrew Warwick-Thompson, who passed away on 19 August after being diagnosed last year with a rare cancer.
In a Linkedin post, his family said: “Andrew had been suffering from a rare cancer, Peritoneal Mesothelioma, which was only diagnosed last summer, obliging him to retire early from his various non-executive roles.
“Andrew approached the illness with tremendous dignity; his foremost concern throughout was the welfare and needs of his wife and two sons.”
Warwick-Thompson had a distinguished career spanning more than three decades. He began in actuarial consulting in the late 1980s, working at Bacon & Woodrow and Aon and then moving into senior regulatory and governance roles.
He served as director at The Pensions Regulator, chief executive of LGPS Central and more recently, held a portfolio of non-executive positions. These included independent chair of the Scottish Widows Master Trust and MyCSP, trustee of the Cushon Master Trust, and professional trustee at Cranfield Trustees. He was most recently director at Epiphron Services.
Last month Warwick-Thompson was made an Honorary Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, a recognition of his long and influential contribution to the pensions sector.
Colleagues and peers have paid tribute to his professionalism, remembering him as a respected leader who combined technical skill with a strong sense of care for those he worked with.
