Zedra client director, Dan Whincup, has been appointed as chair of the Member Services Committee (MSC) for The Pensions Trust.

The trustee for The Pensions Trust, Verity Trustees Limited, appointed Whincup. The MSC is responsible for overseeing matters relating to member service and experience. The Pensions Trust comprises a mix of defined benefit (DB), defined contribution (DC) and hybrid arrangements, and is an authorised master trust. The scheme has approximately 500,000 members and more than £11bn in assets. In his new role, Whincup will chair the MSC and attend meetings of the main trustee board.

The British Business Bank (BBB) has announced that Louis Taylor will be stepping down as chief executive at the end of September.

Taylor will remain as chair of BBB Investment Services Limited, the bank’s regulated third-party arm, which provides investment services to clients until the end of December 2026. BBB chief financial officer, David Hourican, will take on the role of interim chief executive officer from 1 October 2026. Hourican joined BBB in December 2022 and has experience in financial services in the UK and internationally. The recruitment process to identify Taylor’s successor will launch shortly.

Carne Group has appointed John Parkhouse as president.

Parkhouse brings more than 30 years of experience in international financial services and asset management. He joins Carne Group following over three decades at PwC, and most recently served as territory senior partner and CEO of PwC Luxembourg. In his new role, Parkhouse will lead the Global Executive Committee and be responsible for executing the group strategy, as Carne Group continues to scale its platform and capabilities globally. Carne Group founder and group CEO, John Donohoe, will remain CEO, with a focus on innovation, long-term strategy and value creation. Parkhouse will report directly to Donohoe.

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