Marvin OnumonuBarnett Waddingham (BW) has appointed Lucy Cresswell as head of pensions governance and secretariat.
Cresswell joined Barnett Waddingham in 2019 and has 25 years’ experience working with pension clients, covering governance, executive and secretariat services across schemes of various sizes, including those with up to 100,000 members.
Cresswell brings expertise in helping boards work more efficiently in changing financial and regulatory conditions.
She has advised on trustee effectiveness, cyber risks, and setting up policies and procedures.
Cresswell’s new role will focus on developing and delivering governance consulting services for pension schemes.
Cresswell said: “I am truly excited to continue the growth and development of our market leading Pensions Governance and Secretariat services, with the wider support of Howden.
“Good governance is critical to successful outcomes for pension scheme members and my focus will be on continuing to develop our market leading consulting services, incorporating technology such as BW CORE© and BoardClic.
“We have a fantastic team who are passionate about building strong relationships with clients and I will continue to drive forward our innovative client focused approach.”
Paul Jayson, partner and head of board management services at BW, said: “We first launched our non-pension governance and secretariat business within Barnett Waddingham by leveraging the fantastic capabilities of our pension team.
“Now this has established itself in the market under the leadership of Inderpreet Bedi, we want to make sure that our pension business continues to be dedicated and market leading, to protect the futures of scheme members through independent and creative solutions.
“I can think of no-one better to take on this role than Lucy, whose passion for good governance and customer service is unsurpassed.”
