BESTrustees hires associate to boost Glasgow team

Fazal is a chartered accountant was most recently a partner at Horwath Clark Whitehill.

He has acted for several large schemes – including a number of FTSE 100 companies – for many years and has focused on advising trustees on governance, risk and internal control issues and on the strength of the employer’s covenant.

Fazal has also been a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants sub-committee on pensions for over 10 years and is a member of the executive of the Pensions Research Accountants Group.

BESTrustees chief executive Clive Gilchrist said: "These days a trustee board needs to be truly multi-disciplinary.

"With Zahir’s experience and expertise we can continue to offer our clients access to the broadest possible skill set and help them deal with the increasingly complex business of running pension schemes."