The Leaders In Pensions Podcast
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Hello! I'm Lewis Campbell & I created this podcast exclusively for the pensions industry, to provide a platform for industry leaders to share their stories, and hopefully inspire other pension professionals. In this podcast, I will be interviewing some of the leaders in the pensions industry, discussing their careers to date & delving deeper into the mindset & attitudes of these..
The Leaders In Pensions Podcast
3y ago
Season 2
Episode 12: Akash Rooprai - Director at Independent Trustee Services (ITS).
It was a pleasure to sit down and chat with Akash Rooprai of ITS. Akash is a Director within the firm and operates as accredited professional trustee.
Akash is an Actuary by trade and we discussed his time at university, education and early roles within the pensions sector.
As well as discussing Akash's successful career, we delved deeper into independent trusteeship and what the future holds for trustees and pension schemes.
Other topics discussed included leadership, career progression advic ..read more
The Leaders In Pensions Podcast
3y ago
Episode 9: Duncan Stevens - CEO and Founder of IntelliTeq
I was lucky enough to have a great chat with Duncan Stevens, Founder and CEO of Fintech firm, IntelliTeq.
Duncan had a fantastic corporate career holding roles with Computershare and Equiniti, then hanging up his corporate boots to jump into running his own business. Duncan talks about how he made the transition from corporate leader to becoming an entrepreneur and all the challenges involved.
We discussed Duncan's early life and most notably, boarding school, which Duncan is very grateful for. We ran though his career and discussed ..read more
The Leaders In Pensions Podcast
3y ago
Episode 8: Steve Harvey - Managing Director of Westerby Trustees
In one of my favourite episodes so far, I was lucky enough to sit down with Steve Harvey, Managing Director of Westerby Trustees, to discuss all things life and business.
Steve and I firstly discussed his journey from Financial Adviser to Managing Director of a reputable SIPP/SSAS provider. A bit of a SIPP legend, Steve helped launch one of the first SIPPS in 1990 and has had a phenomenal career to date.
Steve talked a lot about having good people around him in the early days and the importance of having good mentors. A f ..read more
The Leaders In Pensions Podcast
3y ago
S2, Episode 3: Lisa Lyon - MD of Target Professional Services and Founder of MyPensionID
I sat down with the truly inspiring Lisa Lyon who is the MD of Target Professional Services and Founder of MyPensionID. Lisa is one of the most passionate and charismatic leaders I have interviewed so far, so this episode was a joy to record!
We discussed the early days of Lisa's career and ran through the journey to becoming MD of Target and now Founder of MyPensionID. We talked about how Lisa has managed her business through Covid19 and the ways she has kept staff motivated and engaged in difficu ..read more
The Leaders In Pensions Podcast
3y ago
Season 2
Episode 6: Caroline Escott - Senior Investment Manager at RPMI Railpen
I was delighted to catch up with the amazing Caroline Escott of RPMI Railpen. Caroline was the Investment Women of the Year 2020 (small-med size companies).
Caroline is responsible for leading global corporate governance activities, developing and implementing RPMI Railpen's active ownership strategy and leading external manager monitoring on ESG and stewardship.
We discussed the experience of starting a new role from home in the middle of a global pandemic, remote on-boarding and Caroline's experience of ..read more
The Leaders In Pensions Podcast
3y ago
Season 2
Episode 2: Anna Copestake - Partner at Arc Pensions Law
I was delighted to sit down and chat with Anna Copestake, who is an experienced Pensions Lawyer and Partner at Arc Pensions Law. Anna is also a co-found of Next Gen and won the Lawyer of the Year at the 2019 Women in Pensions Awards.
Anna and I discussed her journey through the pensions legal space, having worked for Jones Day, Sackers and now Arc Pensions Law. We discussed the early days and how Anna ended up practicing pensions law and early experiences that shaped her career. Anna has progressed her career nicely and I ..read more
The Leaders In Pensions Podcast
3y ago
The Leaders in Pensions Podcast
Episode 13: David Stoddard – Chief Operating Officer at Barnett Waddingham
In the final episode of series 1, I was delighted to catch up with David Stoddard, Chief Operating Officer at Barnett Waddingham, a leading independent UK professional services consultancy working with a range of clients across risk, pensions, investment and insurance.
Starting his role in September 2020, David’s broad responsibilities include; working with the Partners to set and effectively deliver the firm’s strategy, leading a number of major transformation programmes, evolving ..read more
The Leaders In Pensions Podcast
3y ago
Season 3
Episode 4: Ashleigh Harwood - Actuary at Mercer.
Time to talk to another fantastic rising star within the Pensions industry, Ashleigh Harwood. Ashleigh is an Actuary at Mercer and has been in the industry for nearly 6 years.
Ashleigh won the Rising Star Award at the Women in Pensions Awards 2020, an amazing achievement!
We discussed Ashleigh's educational background and how she ended up in the pensions space. It was great to also discuss Ashleigh's journey as an Actuarial Graduate, which came with lots of hard work and study hours to become qualified pretty quickly.
We ..read more
The Leaders In Pensions Podcast
3y ago
Season 3
Episode 3: Helen Hope - Partner and Head of UK Clients at Mercer
It was a pleasure sit down and chat with Mercer's Helen Hope, who is a partner and Head of UK Clients for Mercer’s Delegated Solutions Team.
Helen is a Principal within Mercer's Investments business. Located in London she is responsible for providing advice to a portfolio of institutional clients (both DB and DC).
As always, we discussed the earlier days and Helen's educational background. We also chatted about how she entered the pensions industry and how her career took shape in 2004 when she joined Mercer as a gradu ..read more
The Leaders In Pensions Podcast
3y ago
PMI Mini-Series
Episode 1: Hannah Hiller - Pensions Analyst - Mercer
In part 1 of our PMI Mini Series, I caught up with Hannah Hillier from Mercer. Hannah has 7 years experience working as an Analyst/Consultant for DB Pension Schemes.
In this episode, we spoke about how Hannah managed to complete the DipPMI and her experience sitting exams whilst working. We also discussed the importance of the PMI exams and the benefits of becoming qualified.
Hannah also recently wrote a piece for the Pensions Aspects magazine about the ADRP qualification ‘ADRP - 'Not just letters after my name’  ..read more