Chris Hogg, the former chief executive of the Royal Mail and National Grid pension schemes, has been appointed to the board of directors of the £4bn SEI Master Trust.
Hogg will also serve as a member of the master trust’s risk and operations sub-committee, SEI said in a press release.
He was most recently chief executive of the National Grid UK Pension Scheme, a role he held from 2018 to 2024. During this period he oversaw significant derisking transactions, including several buy-ins, as well as the transfer of the scheme’s in-house asset management unit to Russell Investments in 2021.
Hogg stepped down from National Grid ahead of LCP taking over executive functions for the £11.8bn pension scheme last year.
He was previously at Royal Mail for nine years, first as head of funding before being appointed chief executive of the pension scheme in 2013. Hogg has also worked at Aon and KMPG, and has been a board member at the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association, now Pensions UK.
Allan Course, chair of the SEI Master Trust’s trustee board, said: “As employers increasingly seek robust, stable, and customised scheme solutions, we are committed to evolving the SEI Master Trust to meet their needs while ensuring we have the right trustee board talent to best support them.
“Chris’s expertise in every facet of pension scheme management for schemes of varying sizes will be an invaluable asset to our board. We are thrilled to welcome him and work together to deliver positive, impactful member outcomes.”
Hogg added: “I am excited to join the SEI Master Trust and eager to collaborate with the board to contribute to its ongoing success. I look forward to utilising my experience across the pensions industry to help drive strong outcomes for master trust stakeholders and members.”
