The latest hires, promotions and appointments for the week ending 12 June 2026.
Consultancy giant Isio this week announced Dan Thomas as its new chief executive officer. He will take over from Andrew Coles on 1 September 2026.
Thomas brings experience in professional services, consulting, and outsourcing, including senior leadership roles at KPMG, Dell, Huntswood and the Management Consulting Group. Most recently, he has been advising private equity-backed businesses on growth strategy, commercial transformation and AI-enabled professional services.
Isio spun out from KPMG in 2020 and has expanded its offering through growth and acquisitions over the past five years. The company now employs nearly 1,500 people across 10 offices.
Dan Thomas said: “Isio is a highly respected business with exceptional clients, talented people and strong market fundamentals. The convergence of changing client expectations, technology and long-term structural shifts across pensions, employee benefits, wealth and investment management presents a significant opportunity.”
Andrew Coles, outgoing CEO, said: “Isio has easily been the highlight of my business career. From the early days of creating a new brand and then to establishing Isio as a leading force in the market, it’s been great to have been part of the development and growth to the scale it is today.”
Ex-PwC pensions chief joins alternatives firm
Richard Farr, a former head of pensions at PwC, has joined alternative assets specialist Ely Place Partners as a senior adviser.
Most recently, Farr was managing director at Cardano Advisory, where he specialised in liability-driven investments and illiquid assets. He has also worked at Swiss Re and BDO.
Farr said: “I’m hugely excited about joining Ely Place Partners. The combination of fundraising, secondaries, and GP advisory gives a much deeper perspective on how capital is moving and where opportunities are emerging. I understand how institutional investors think, what drives their decisions, and how to position strategies in a way that resonates. I can leverage this experience while contributing meaningfully to both managers and investors at a critical point in the process.”
Ely Place founder Daniel Roddick added: “Richard’s experience working with pension funds and institutional investors is highly complementary to our existing capabilities. As demand for liquidity solutions continues to grow, his insight and relationships will be invaluable to our clients.”
Cartwright grows admin team
Consultancy and service provider Cartwright Pension Trusts has hired Scott Wright from First Actuarial to its administration team. Wright becomes a senior pensions administrator based in the firm’s Chelmsford office.
Julie Yates, director of pensions administration at Cartwright, said the company was “committed to investing in talented people” as the importance of administration as a “strategic function” increases.
“Administration teams are now central not only to day-to-day operations, but also to a growing range of complex projects and strategic initiatives such as pensions dashboards preparation, GMP equalisation, data improvement exercises and endgame planning – all of which rely on accurate data and strong execution,” Yates said.
L&G names chief risk officer
Legal & General (L&G) has appointed Zoe Wimborne as group chief risk officer. She will join the insurance and financial services giant in August, L&G said in a press release.
Wimborne was most recently global head of credit risk review at Citi, and also held other senior risk officer roles at the investment bank. Prior to this, she worked at Morgan Stanley and Barclays Investment Bank. She is also a non-executive director at Cifas, a fraud prevention service.
