The latest hires, promotions and appointments for the week ending 6 November 2026.
The trustee board of the £6bn DHL Group Retirement Plan has appointed Lukshmi Selvarajah of Capital Cranfield as its new chair, the professional trustee firm announced this week.
Selvarajah has worked at Capital Cranfield for nine years, and before becoming a professional trustee, she worked as a consultant for Deloitte, EY, and PwC.
In a statement from the professional trustee firm, Selverajah said: “I’m more than a little excited about this appointment! I’m really looking forward to getting to know everyone involved with the plan and working together on the opportunities and challenges ahead.
“For me, great decisions stem from building excellent relationships with all stakeholders, and I’m delighted to have the opportunity to be part of the team.”
Capital Cranfield’s managing director Harus Rai added: “Congratulations to Lukshmi on this fabulous appointment following a rigorous selection process. We are delighted to be working with a client of DHL’s stature and look forward to building a successful and lasting partnership.”
Chilman joins Oxford scheme trustees
John Chilman has joined the board of trustees of the Oxford University Staff Pension Scheme. The scheme manages £829m in assets on behalf of the university’s college staff.
Chilman is a former chief executive of Railpen, where he worked for nearly sixteen years in a variety of positions. He has also led pensions and benefits in-house at companies including Halifax, National Grid, and First Group.
He is currently an independent trustee and holds positions on the pension scheme trustee boards at Citi and Nestlé. He recently stepped down as chair of trade body Pensions UK’s policy board, but remains a non-executive director. Chilman is also involved with Future Growth Capital as a non-executive director and the Pensions Policy Institute, where he is a trustee and governor.
Isio reshuffles admin leadership after acquisition
Isio has named Kevin Howard as head of pensions administration following its acquisition of Trafalgar House earlier this year.
He succeeds Girish Menezes, who Isio said planned to “step back” from the company next year. Menezes has led Isio’s admin function since joining as part of its 2021 acquisition of Premier Pensions.
Following the reshuffle, Garry Wake will lead operations, Dan Taylor will lead on sales, proposition and client management, Chris Smart will lead client onboarding and client projects, and Clare Maguire will head up service quality.
Howard said: “Bringing Isio and Trafalgar House Pensions Administration together has given us real scale, deep technical expertise and a shared commitment to supporting the person behind every transaction… We’re investing in our people, our technology and our capacity to grow, and we want to be bold in challenging how administration has always been done. My ambition is for Isio to be the administration business that clients choose and members trust.”
TPT adds implementation chief as offering grows
TPT Retirement Solutions has appointed Kayleigh Pegler-Knight as head of implementation as it seeks to expand its offering to six products.
Pegler-Knight joins from Just Retirement, and in her new role she will oversee all onboarding and transition activities. This will involve ensuring efficient transfers as new clients enter TPT’s defined contribution (DC) and defined benefit funds. This week, the company entered its application to operate a collective DC fund.
Before joining Just Retirement, where she was senior data and onboarding manager, Pegler-Knight held roles at Pensions Insurance Corporation, Fidelity and Legal and General.
Vidett boosts operations with new quartet
Professional trustee firm Vidett has hired four people to its team as it targets continued growth.
Hannah Lewis joins as head of marketing for pensions and employee benefit trusts, and was previously an investment writer and regular public speaker on pension communications.
Daniel Frazer is Vidett’s new head of value creation, a role that will involve identifying growth opportunities for the company. He has previously worked at a number of private equity-backed businesses in finance and operational roles.
Vidett has also brought in Taurai Titus as a communications assistant to support internal and external communications, and Harry Gallienne as team personal assistant in the firm’s Manchester office.
