Alasdair Kinloch
Head of Fund Manager Oversight at Standard Life Plc
Alasdair is Head of Fund Manager Oversight for Standard Life’s Policyholder Investment Office, which oversees £280bn of customer assets [@30 June 2026]. Alasdair leads the oversight of external investment managers, development of commercial strategy and the delivery of strategic investment initiatives, working closely with some of the world's largest asset management firms. With expertise spanning investment governance, manager selection and oversight, commercial strategy and large-scale transformation, Alasdair plays a key role in developing investment solutions and operating models that support long-term customer outcomes. His career spans more than 25 years, with a background in consultancy, transformation and client experience. Alasdair holds a BSc (Hons) in Molecular Biology from the University of Edinburgh.
Alison Hatcher
Chief Client Officer at Vidett
Alison is a professional trustee and Chief Client Officer at Vidett. She helps guide Vidett business in providing member-focused outcomes for our clients, whilst balancing the needs of scheme sponsors and other stakeholders. Before joining Vidett, Alison was an independent pensions consultant, professional trustee and Non-Executive Director (NED) of The Pensions Regulator (TPR). She has previously worked as the CEO of HSBC Retirement Services Limited and Head of Global Pension Strategy Corporate Clients. She now has an active portfolio of CDC, Superfund, DB schemes and supporting Master Trusts. Alison is one of the founders of Women in Pensions, an industry group set up to support women and has previously sat on the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) Board.
Andy Ward
Global Commercial Leader for Investment Consulting for Marsh People and Investments
Huw Evans
Trustee Director at BESTrustees
Huw Evans has been a professional trustee for over 10 years, mostly as chair of trustees. He has been described by a client as “an excellent chair, who maintained focus and decisions despite the needs of some to go into detail and analyse content”. Huw joined BESTrustees in 2014 after a 20-year career as a consulting actuary and became a director of BESTrustees Limited in April 2018. He currently represents BESTrustees as trustee on a portfolio of schemes with assets under management ranging from £15m to £6bn. He has Board responsibility for BESTrustees’ IT and professional affairs, including CPD. His key strength is in helping trustee boards make decisions effectively by drawing on the skills he acquired via his experience as a consulting actuary, as a manager of professional and clerical staff, and via extensive committee work for the actuarial profession.
James Lawrence
Chief Investment Officer at Smart Pension
James has over 14 years' experience in the pensions industry across consulting and investment management. At Smart Pension, James is the Chief Investment Officer and responsible for building and overseeing the investment solution, currently over £11bn. Prior to joining Smart James worked at Mercer, managing the investment proposition for Mercer Workplace Savings in the UK DC workplace delegated business.
Natalie Winterfrost
Head of Pensions at Law Debenture
I am Head of Pensions at Law Debenture, overseeing the pension trustee and governance business. I am trustee to some of the UK's largest occupational pension schemes as well as trustee to a commercial DC master trust. I also sit on a pathways provider's Independent Governance Committee. With strong technical expertise in funding and investment matters, I act as chair or chair of investment committee on most of my appointments. Before moving into professional trusteeship in 2020, I worked in a variety of industry roles including asset management, investment consulting and pension actuarial. I have always been an active industry participant with a mission to contribute to the efficient functioning of markets and to help protect the interests of society as a whole. I am the past Chair of the CFA UK and have served on many other industry bodies and committees, including twice chairing the Investment Committee of the Society of Pension Professionals. I am a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries, a CFA Charterholder and a Fellow of the CFA UK.
Paul Carne
EMEA Delegated Chief Investment Officer at Aon Investments
Paul Carne is the EMEA Delegated Chief Investment Officer at Aon Investments, overseeing Fiduciary and OCIO institutional client portfolios across Defined Benefit, Endowment, and Insurance segments. Since joining Aon over 15 years ago, Paul has been a key leader in the business, driving significant growth in assets under management and expanding the client base. Prior to Aon, Paul held roles in wholesale retail and wealth management, serving as both a Portfolio Manager and a Fund Researcher.
Tim Giles
Trustee Director at Independent Governance Group
Tim is a seasoned professional with 35 years’ experience and a comprehensive background in pensions and investment. He advised some of the largest UK pension schemes and financial institutions; and led Aon’s investment business in the UK and EMEA for many years. He is now a Trustee Director at Independent Governance Group. He serves as a trustee on a portfolio of schemes with assets ranging from hundreds of millions to billions. He has a track record of delivering successful and collaborative outcomes even when faced with complex structures, divergent views and difficult situations. His broad experience and expertise bring others into the conversation and challenges narrow thinking.
Yasemin Saltuk Lamy
Head of Investment Strategy at the Institutional Retirement Division of Legal and General
Yasemin is Head of Investment Strategy for the Institutional Retirement business of L&G (Legal & General), responsible for strategic asset allocation across the division’s £100bn pensions portfolio. Her remit also includes UK investment business development, sustainability, and the quant team. Before joining L&G, Yasemin was Managing Director and Head of Asset Allocation & Capital Solutions at British International Investment (BII). Prior to that, she worked in tech venture capital at Omidyar Network, managing an impact investment portfolio for eBay’s founder. She began her career at JPMorgan, working across Structured Alternative Investments, Credit Exotics, and as a founding member of the firm’s Social Finance team. Yasemin also serves as a Trustee and Chair of the Funds Committee at Guy’s & St Thomas’ Foundation.
Zuhair Mohammed
Partner and Head of Investment at LCP
I have the pleasure of leading a diverse and talented team of over 150 investment specialists who demonstrated their commitment to clients in the way they handled the infamous UK “mini-budget” in 2022. I joined LCP having worked in consulting and fiduciary fund management for over three decades. Over that time I have advised pension schemes, insurance companies, charities and endowments on all investment matters and had the pleasure to work with various stakeholders and their in-house teams for some of the best run asset pools. Creating robust portfolios and maintaining them means looking well beyond the traditional investment silo. Just as important to your assets are timeframes, politics, national demographics, pandemics and climate change; to name but a few. I help my clients plan and I then keep my eyes and ears open for the best opportunities to achieve their goals. Being a member of The 300 Club, you can be assured that I do not just peddle the usual lines about risk models and asset classes. If you need a fresh perspective on your investment challenges, let’s talk.