TPT Retirement Solutions (TPT) has announced the appointment of Kayleigh Pegler-Knight as head of implementation.

Pegler-Knight has extensive experience in the pensions industry, having previously held roles at Pensions Insurance Corporation, Fidelity and Legal & General. She joins TPT from Just Group, where she served as senior data and onboarding manager. In her new role, she will oversee all onboarding and transition activities, bringing together operational, technology, administration, client and commercial teams to help ensure all schemes can transition onto TPT’s platforms efficiently. She will report to TPT chief operating officer, Paddy Lye.

Lukshmi Selvarajah has been appointed to represent Capital Cranfield as chair of trustees of the DHL Group Retirement Plan.

The DHL Group Retirement Plan is a UK-based pension scheme, offering both defined benefit (DB) and defined contribution (DC) sections and holding assets of approximately £6bn. Selvarajah has worked with Capital Cranfield for nine years and will bring her extensive experience from across the pensions industry to the role, including scheme governance, funding, investment and strategic decision-making. Commenting on the appointment, Selvarajah said: "I'm really looking forward to getting to know everyone involved with the plan and working together on the opportunities and challenges ahead.”

DLA Piper has welcomed Tom Barton as partner of its Employment and Pensions practice.

Barton joins after 20 years with Pinsent Masons, having spent 12 years as a partner, leading the Leeds-based pensions team and the firm's defined contribution (DC) pensions workstream. He will work in DLA Piper's Leeds office. His practice spans the pensions market, in particular DC workplace pension providers, insurers, master trusts, pension businesses, governance bodies and large employer-sponsored schemes.

Vidett has hired four new team members.

Hannah Lewis joins as head of marketing for Pensions and Employee Benefit Trusts, Daniel Frazer as head of value creation, Taurai Titus as communications assistant and Harry Gallienne as team PA in Vidett’s Manchester team. Lewis has extensive experience in asset management, behavioural science and pension communications. Frazer will support Vidett’s strategic growth objectives by identifying, evaluating and delivering opportunities to drive sustainable growth and enhance value. He began his career in corporate finance at PwC before moving into private equity at Epiris and is a chartered financial analyst. Titus will support Vidett’s marketing and communications team with internal and external communications, while Gallienne will support meeting management, office administration and customer relationship management updates.

Isio has appointed Ruth Ormsby as chief growth officer.

Ormsby joins Isio from financial technology firm Fenergo, where she served as managing director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). She has more than 24 years of executive leadership experience spanning enterprise sales, commercial strategy and technology-enabled business transformation. She has held several senior positions at Salesforce, Accenture, Capgemini and Ernst & Young. In her new role, Ormsby will oversee Isio's overall growth strategy, commercial expansion and client acquisition, working across the firm's pensions, wealth and employee benefits offerings.  

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