Zedra client director Dan Whincup has been appoints as the chair of the member services committee for The Pensions Trust.
This appointment was made by Verity Trustees Limited, the trustee for The Pensions Trust.
The MSC is responsible for overseeing matters relating to member service and experience. The Pensions Trust comprises a mix of defined benefit (DB), defined contribution (DC) and hybrid arrangements, and is an authorised master trust. The scheme has approximately 500,000 members and more than £11bn in assets.
In his role, Whincup will chair the MSC and attend meetings of the main Trustee Board.
Verity Trustee chair of the trustee board Joanna Matthews says: “Throughout his career, [Whincup] has demonstrated a strong commitment to improving member experience and delivering better outcomes for pension scheme members.
“Those qualities make him well suited to chair the MSC which plays a key role in ensuring members’ interests and experiences remain at the heart of the governance and oversight of The Pensions Trust.”
Dan Whincup added: “Member outcomes have always been central to my approach, whether that is improving engagement, supporting better retirement outcomes or enhancing the overall pensions experience. The MSC a vital role in ensuring the interests and perspectives of members are reflected in decision-making, and I look forward to working with the committee, and wider trustee board, to continue delivering positive outcomes for The Pensions Trust’s members.”