Amanda has over 25 years’ experience in the pensions industry and currently provides specialist project management for clients on a range of services, including endgame planning, adviser selection and review, trustee board assessment and governance design. She is a Board Director of Pi Partnership Group and works closely with clients, advisers and the wider Pi team to ensure Pi’s services meet the changing needs of the pension market and deliver clear value.
Amanda is a Fellow of the Pensions Management Institute (PMI), Chair of the PMI London Group and is a Certified Risk Management Practitioner.

Alistair joins Spence and Partners as the Charity and Corporate advisory lead. He has more than 20 years of experience as an Actuary working for DB and DC pension schemes. In his new role, Alistair will provide advice for employers and third-sector bodies on all aspects of pension provision.

Before joining Spence, Alistair was a Partner and Head of Corporate Defined Benefit Pensions at Hymans Robertson – a position he held since 2018, having joined the business in 2000. He also led Hymans’ third sector offering and has extensive experience working with clients in the not-for-profit sector. His work focused on funding and de-risking solutions, benefit strategy, and more sector-specific issues like managing participation in multi-employer pension schemes.

In recent years, he has advised corporates on DB consolidation options including transferring to commercial consolidators and DB master trusts. He also worked with corporates on their DB funding approaches in light of the new DB funding regime. Alistair’s strength lies in his profound understanding of the intricacies of the financial industry, coupled with a keen insight into the dynamics of the not-for-profit sector.

Aoife is an Actuarial Trainee at Spence & Partners. She qualified as an Associate of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (AIA) in 2022, and is studying towards the Fellowship qualification. 

With 3 years’ experience in the Risk Transfer field, Aoife has gained valuable hands-on experience working with Schemes on their journey to buyout.

Aoife’s expertise extends to Enterprise Risk Management, and she is currently working towards attaining the Certified Risk Enterprise Actuary (CERA) qualification.

Bill joined 3173 Limited (“The Group”) as Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) on 1 March 2024.
His role as CEO supports the continuing strong growth of the leading UK pension governance, advisory, investment and technology Group which includes the Dalriada Trustees, Spence & Partners and Mantle businesses.

Bill previously served as CEO of USS (the UK’s largest pension scheme) for over a decade. During his time as CEO, Bill built a high-performing executive team, and steered the scheme through very challenging circumstances. Under his charge, USS created significant value for members: introducing an innovative hybrid pension offering, building a sector-leading in-house investment team, and creating a pension administration function that receives excellent ratings for service levels and decision support. Prior to joining the USS, Bill spent almost five years at the Pensions Regulator, latterly as CEO, where he was responsible for the efficient regulation and supervision of the UK pension market notably during the launch and introduction of auto enrollment in 2012.

Bill is experienced operating at board level, with over 13 years as a CEO leading, structuring and changing complex organisations. He brings a facilitative but highly effective leadership style. He is skilled in grappling with challenging trade-offs, making decisions and delivering outcomes in complex public and private sector environments.

Bill is also a Council Member for the Institute for Fiscal Studies and a Governor of the Pensions Policy Institute. He has previously served on the Boards of the Pensions Advisory Service, The Solicitors Regulation Authority, and the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority.

Deepash joined PIC in 2021. He has over 18 years’ experience working in the pensions industry specialising in de-risking solutions for defined benefit schemes.
Deepash has led or been involved in a number of successful transactions of varying sizes and structures, both in an advisory capacity, and a deal origination structuring capacity. This includes PIC’s £6.5bn transaction with RSA.

Graham is an experienced professional trustee with a particular focus on investment strategy and risk management. With over 30 years of experience in institutional investment, he has worked across DB and DC schemes of all sizes in roles including trustee, investment committee member, adviser, and asset manager. Graham brings a practical and pragmatic approach to trusteeship, working efficiently with advisers and asset managers to ensure that trustee boards benefit from a complementary and well-rounded skill set.
Graham has supported a wide range of schemes, drawing on his qualifications as an actuary and his status as an Accredited Trustee through the APPT. Graham has sole trustee appointments for several mid-sized UK DB schemes where he supports schemes pursuing both run-on strategies and risk transfer solutions.

Haroon is a seasoned actuary with over a decade of experience in pensions and financial consultancy. As a Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, he leads Intellica’s Actuarial and Technical team, driving operational efficiency and crafting tailored solutions for clients. Haroon combines hands-on leadership with a strategic focus on refining actuarial methodologies and mentoring his team, ensuring Intellica consistently delivers impactful results and exceptional value to clients.

Leandro Carrera is a Policy Delivery Lead at The Pensions Regulator. He has led the publication of the New Models and Options for DB schemes Guidance and he is currently leading TPR’s work on DB surplus release. Previously, he led the two updates to the Superfund Guidance and TPR’s work on the new powers for the regulator, included in the Pensions Act 2021. He also has significant experience in public policy research and implementation.

Martyn has been involved and heavily focussed on the Pension Risk Transfer market since 2007. In that time, he has worked on the insurer side for around 4 years (gaining hugely valuable insights into the insurer processes, mindset and strategies), and has over 13 years of experience on the trustee advisory side.

Martyn has built and led Pension Risk Transfer teams in major Employee Benefit consultancies. He has personally led and advised on c50 transactions, covering schemes below £10m to schemes over £1bn in size, and has driven innovation in the Pension Risk Transfer marketplace, bringing a focus on pragmatic and holistic solutions whilst always maintaining a focus on key client and member outcomes required.

Pete joined PIC in 2011and is responsible for leading the delivery of all aspects of new business, ensuring both Trustees and their members have a smooth journey to buy-out.
Since joining PIC, Pete has overseen over 250 transactions, covering 300,000 members with assets of over £45bn.

Sam manages Defined Benefit Pension Policy within DWP, having previously held senior roles in DWP across labour market and disability policy, and on secondment at Joseph Rowntree Foundation. Prior to this she supported development of the auto-enrolment reforms, in the Pensions Commission secretariat, development of the Pensions Act 08, then as part of the executive team in NEST until introduction in 2012.

Suzanne Burrell is a seasoned pensions expert with over 25 years of experience in the field. As a Partner at Shoosmiths for the past 15 years, Suzanne has built a reputation for delivering strategic and pragmatic legal advice across the pensions landscape. Her recent work has focused on risk transfer projects, where she has guided schemes through complex transactions with clarity and precision. Suzanne advises pension schemes ranging in size from £3 million to £3 billion, bringing deep technical knowledge and commercial insight to each engagement.

Tom entered the pensions industry in 2001 and prior to joining Spence worked for a major employee benefits consultancy for over 13 years, leading teams focussing on pension projects for DB and DC schemes.

Tom is a Fellow of the Pensions Management Institute, and a member of Spence’s senior leadership team. As well as leading Trustee services Tom manages Spence’s relationship with the Pension Protection Fund.