The latest hires, promotions and appointments for the week ending 21 August 2026.
Mandy Kaur-Sadler has been appointed head of non-executive trusteeship at Dalriada Trustees, the company announced this week.
Kaur-Sadler joined the firm in January and has now taken the newly created role, which Dalriada said was “designed to provide strategic focus and leadership to the firm’s growing non-executive trustee and co-trustee services”.
Dalriada said Kaur-Sadler would be responsible for maintaining consistency across the firm’s portfolio of non-executive trustee roles and services, as well as exploring areas in which the company can “add value” to trustees and scheme sponsors.
The role also includes oversight of Dalriada’s non-executive trustee appointments, with a particular focus on ensuring consistency, quality and the effective discharge of trustee responsibilities. Mandy will support the continued development of robust frameworks for decision-making, conflicts management, delegation and risk, while promoting continuous improvement and sharing best practice across the firm.
Charles Ward, managing director at Dalriada Trustees, said the appointment reflected “the increasing importance of our non-executive trusteeship services and the value they bring to clients across the pensions industry”.
Ward added: “As demand for professional and independent trusteeship continues to grow, Mandy will play an important role in developing our proposition, supporting our people and ensuring clients continue to receive consistently high-quality trustee support.”
Law firm hires USS legal officer Howard
Louise Howard has left her position as chief legal officer at the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) after more than a decade, to join specialist law firm Cleveland & Co.
Howard supported the USS team through significant developments including multiple long-running discussions about contribution rates and valuations.
At Cleveland & Co, she will be general counsel for pension funds and institutional investors, advising on governance, regulatory strategy, and legal risk. Cleveland provides outsourced general counsel and legal services for the investment management industry.
Emma Cleveland, CEO and founder of Cleveland & Co, said: “The legal and governance landscape for pension schemes continues to become more demanding. Boards are expected to make increasingly complex decisions while responding to evolving regulation, investment challenges and heightened stakeholder expectations.
“Louise has spent more than a decade advising at the centre of one of the UK’s largest and most sophisticated pension schemes. She combines exceptional technical expertise with first-hand institutional experience and a deep understanding of the challenges our clients face every day. That’s exactly the kind of insight we believe clients value.”
Broadstone adds duo to DC team
Consultancy group Broadstone has appointed Steven Bell and Liam Hudson to its defined contribution (DC) team as senior consultants.
Bell joins from Aon and has worked for a number of consultancy groups over the course of a 28-year career in the pensions industry. Hudson, meanwhile, joins from Howden and has experience in responding to regulatory change and advising on various aspects of strategy.
Damon Hopkins, head of DC workplace savings at Broadstone, said growing the firm’s DC proposition was a key strategic priority for the company.
Herbert strengthens Aptia’s actuarial team
Aptia has appointed John Herbert as actuary senior director as it continues to expand its service offering across administration and advisory services.
Herbert joins from Equiniti, where he worked on complex benefits and remediation projects including guaranteed minimum pension equalisation exercises. He previously spent 17 years at Premier Pensions Management and Isio, where he set up the former’s actuarial practice.
Herbert said: “The pensions industry continues to evolve rapidly, presenting both challenges and opportunities for schemes and sponsors. I look forward to working with clients and colleagues to help deliver practical, high-quality actuarial advice and support schemes as they progress towards their long-term objectives.”
Standard Life hires tech chief
Wendy Redshaw has been appointed as Standard Life’s first-ever group chief digital and technology officer, responsible for the financial services giant’s technology, digital, data, security and artificial intelligence capabilities.
She joins from NatWest, where she was the banking group’s chief digital information officer for its retail business. In her new role, Standard Life said Redshaw would lead its “enterprise technology” function to develop new and existing services for clients.
The firm added that this area was “increasingly central to how Standard Life serves customers, manages risk and drives long-term growth”.
Standard Life CEO Andy Briggs said: “Technology, data and AI are increasingly important in helping us support customers throughout their journey to and through retirement. Wendy’s experience in leading large-scale digital transformation programmes will help us build on the strong foundations we’ve put in place and continue improving the ways we serve customers and deliver better outcomes.”
