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Andrew Gaches, Longevity Consultant, Club Vita
Andrew Gaches is a partner at Hymans Robertson, appointed from its sister company Club Vita, the only company dedicated to providing longevity services to occupational pension schemes, launched by Hymans Robertson in 2008. Club Vita was created to give pension schemes and sponsoring companies robust insight into and certainty over longevity risks, enabling better governance and risk management of pension schemes. There are currently more than 70 members from both the public and private sectors, including BP, Daily Mail and West Yorkshire Pension Fund. Andrew joined Club Vita in 2008.
StJohn Gardner, co-chief investment officer, Arbutnot Latham & Co
StJohn Gardner is co-chief investment officer at Arbuthnot Latham & Co. He joined Arbuthnot Latham in 2005 from Merrill Lynch, where he was director & head of the UK managed fund service. Gardner was one of the architects of Arbuthnot Latham’s independent investment management process and has headed the new proposition since 2007. He has been responsible for ensuring clients’ financial objectives are met with an investment solution, setting strategic and tactical asset allocation, and leading the research & analysis of stocks and funds. In 2010 he assumed leadership of all discretionary services, assisting the CEO in further improving the proposition and building distribution.
Brett Garlick, Sales Manager, Cavendish Asset Management
Brett Garlick is a sales manager at Cavendish Asset Management. His remit at the boutique fund management firm is to head its sales drive in the North, with a particular focus on Manchester. Garlick, previously Senior Business Development Manager at Friends Provident, has over 12 years experience of financial services sales, having also worked for Legal and General.
David Gavins, Head, Hazell Carr
David Gavins is head of Hazell Carr Limited. With a strong track record in resourcing and professional services, Gavins joins Hazell Carr from Ernst & Young, where he spent nine years as an Executive Director and prior to that was with PricewaterhouseCoopers. He is an experienced general manager with a comprehensive and successful background in business development and the creation of 'go to market' strategies in a number of industry sectors; and in the identification and delivery of professional resources and services to a wide range of organisations
Paul Gilbody, Head of DC Consultant Relations, BlackRock
Paul Gilbody is Head of DC Consultant Relations at BlackRock. He reports to Steve Rumbles, Head of UK Defined Contribution at BlackRock, and works closely with him to drive BlackRock’s UK DC consultant strategy.
In his most recent role as the Director of Market Engagement for NEST (National Employment Savings Trust), Gilbody was responsible for designing and implementing the distribution strategy. Prior to this, he was Head of Sales Proposition at MetLife where he developed a strategy to provide a new corporate pensions product. Gilbody has also worked as Legal & General’s Senior Proposition Development Manager and as Prudential’s Proposition Development Manager.
Peter Godding, Associate, BESTrustees
Peter Godding joined BESTrustees as an Associate on 1 April 2011, bringing the number of BESTrustees Directors and Associates who work with pension fund clients to 24.
Before joining BESTrustees, Peter was a Senior Partner at Mercer, a position he retired from at the end of 2010. His responsibilities there covered the operational aspects of Mercer’s Retirement, Risk and Finance business, with particular focus on risk control and mitigation. Peter also led a client portfolio of FTSE 100 organisations. Over a consulting career spanning 35 years, Peter has consulted with both corporate and trustee clients on all aspects of pension scheme design, financing and administration.
Gemma Godfrey, Head of Investment Strategy, Brooks Macdonald Asset Management
Gemma Godfrey works on Brooks Macdonald Asset Management 's (BMAM) investment committee (IC) and works as an investment director and as the head of investment strategy.
She sits on the asset allocation committee, responsible for the framework of the investment proposition, and takes the leading role in formulating and communicating BMAM’s economic research for both clients and IFAs. Godfrey previously had the role of chairman of the investment committee at Credo Capital.
Gemma Goodman, Head of The Annuity Bureau and DC Operations, The Annuity Bureau
Gemma Goodman is Head of The Annuity Bureau and DC Operations, part of the Alexander Forbes International group. She was promoted to this position in April 2011, following her seven years of working at The Annuity Bureau, most recently as Head of Desk and Web operations. She has also worked in positions including National Administration Manager and Associate Director. As Head of the Annuity Bureau, Gemma takes overall responsibility for strategy and performance.
Keith Gorbutt, Technical Manager, Dentons
Keith Gorbutt is technical manager at Dentons and helps advisers and clients in their comprehension of SIPPs and SSASs. Gorbutt has over 14 years experience in providing pension technical support and working with UK IFAs. He previously worked at James Hay and Norwich Union where he also worked on technical issues regarding offshore bonds.
Tim Gordon, UK Client Relations, SKAGEN Funds
Tim Gordon is part of SKAGEN Funds' UK Client Relations team, where he is responsible for the development of retail client relationships in the UK.
He was previously at Liontrust Fund Partners where he was a Sales Manager responsible for developing key relationships with IFAs and discretionary clients, as well as building strategic alliances with UK-based life, pension and platform businesses. Gordon has more than ten years experience working in the UK investment market having previously held senior sales positions at New Star Asset Management, Aberdeen Asset Management and Invesco Fund Managers.
Moira Gorman, Client Relationship Director, Threadneedle
Moira Gorman is client relationship director at Threadneedle and has responsibility for developing the company’s relationships with Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) clients in the UK. Prior to this, Gorman worked as a senior relationship manager at State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) and previously worked at Morley Fund Management.
Susan Gostick, Head of Institutional Accounts, Newton Investment Management
Susan Gostick is head of the institutional account management team at Newton Investment Management. Gostick, who has over 20 years' experience in the investment and pensions arena, was previously at Lazard Asset Management where she was institutions director. She has also previously worked at Merrill Lynch Investment Management, where she was a director and senior relationship manager, and Noble Lowndes.
Robert Graves, Head of Pensions Technical Services, Rowanmoor Pensions
Robert has more than 25 years' experience in pensions, including occupational schemes, executive and SSAS pension arrangements, personal pensions and SIPPs. Previous roles in the pensions industry include pensions administration, broker sales, marketing and product development.
Robert joined Rowanmoor Pensions in February 2008 to further enhance the company's already excellent reputation for innovation. Robert is Chairman of the Association of Member-Directed Pension Schemes (AMPS) and heads up liaison with HMRC and Treasury on issues affecting the member-directed pensions industry.
Tim Green, Senior Solicitor Employment and Pensions Team, Hill Dickinson
Tim Green is a senior solicitor in the employment and pensions team at Hill Dickinson. Tim qualified in 2004 having trained and spent his time before joining Hill Dickinson with Taylor Wessing LLP in the City of London. He is a member of the Association of Pensions Lawyers and advises on all aspects of pensions law, both contentious and non-contentious. Tim has published articles in pensions publications, speaks at conferences and is regularly involved in trustee training.
Mathilde Guérin, Head of Sub-Custody Network Management, Societe Generale Securities Services
Mathilde Guérin is Head of Sub-Custody Network Management at Societe Generale Securities Services.
With over 18 years experience in the securities services industry in charge of project management and coordination, as well as client relationship management, she is responsible for managing SGSS’ network of sub-custodians, delivering high quality solutions to respond to client requirements, specifically in terms of asset protection and market information and intelligence.
Guérin is a graduate of the Ecole des Mines (Engineering School) in Saint-Etienne, France. She began her career at Societe Generale in 1991 and held various positions within the investment bank and the Custody Services Department, where she managed transversal studies and project coordination. She participated in the analysis of all IT and operational aspects of the SGSS acquisition of UniCredit’s securities services in 2005. She was then appointed programme manager for the migration of Pioneer Asset Management’s Luxembourg funds. Since 2008, Guérin was Global Relationship Manager of Pioneer Asset Management.
