On the go: The Pensions Policy Institute has appointed Madeline Forrester as its new chair of council.
Forrester, managing director and head of global consultant relations at MFS Investment Management, has been a member of the PPI council for nine years and a governor for 10 years.
Having been appointed chair-elect in December 2021, she will formally take over from current chair Lawrence Churchill at the 2022 annual meeting on June 30.
On the news of her appointment, Forrester said: “It is an honour to be appointed chair of council for the PPI. My association with the PPI goes back to 2008, and I have been on council since 2013, during which time the UK pensions system has seen a number of important reforms.
“Throughout this period, and since its creation, the PPI has played an enduring role informing public policy and helping a wide variety of stakeholders to better understand retirement provision. As we emerge from this pandemic, I believe we will see societal shifts that will continue to impact retirement outcomes.”
She continued: “I am proud to have been chosen to lead an organisation that is at the forefront of the pensions policy debate at this critical time, driving difficult conversations through facts and evidence.
“It is especially important that we continue to strive to understand the issues that result in some groups being under-pensioned. I am passionate about both pensions and about promoting policy that supports diversity, and as the first female chair of the PPI this will be one of my key priorities.”
Chris Curry, director of the PPI, said: “The PPI has gone from strength to strength in the past 20 years and Maddi, along with the other members of council, both past and present, has been instrumental in this success.
“I very much look forward to working with Maddi, who brings not only a wealth of understanding of the industry but a true passion for the PPI and our core values and vision for the future.”
