Appointments update – 10 July 2025

Intellica has appointed Damion Whitton and David O’Keefe-Williams to senior positions.

With a career in pensions spanning over three decades, Whitton joins as senior client manager. He has experience from organisations such as Mercer, Heywood Pensions Technologies, and Civica, where he most recently served as account director. Meanwhile, O’Keefe-Williams brings over 18 years of experience in delivering value through technology-enabled solutions, more than a decade of which has been focused on the pensions and financial services sector with Heywood Pensions Technologies and Civica.

WTW has been appointed as outsourced chief investment officer (OCIO) in the UK by Plumbing Pensions.

This appointment followed a competitive tender process and marks a milestone in Plumbing Pensions’ journey toward securing long-term financial sustainability for its members. Working closely alongside the scheme’s strategic investment advisor, Aon, and the scheme actuary, WTW will deliver an integrated approach that brings together investment and wider perspectives into a framework. This model is designed to provide a focus on delivering returns, enable faster decision-making and more effective risk management, as well as supporting the scheme in achieving its buyout objective. The trustee of the scheme was supported throughout the OCIO selection process by Barnett Waddingham.

Rob Kerry has been appointed by Broadstone as actuarial director.

Kerry joins Broadstone’s insurance, regulatory and risk division within its life insurance team, which delivers a range of actuarial and consulting services to the market. He brings over 40 years of experience to the role from senior positions he has held at insurers such as Equitable Life, Pearl Assurance, and Aviva. Most recently, Kerry served as chief actuary at Utmost Life and Pensions where he played a key role in Utmost’s entry into the bulk purchase annuity market.



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