Appointments

Andrew Eborn has been appointed chairman of GenLife, the pensions and savings company.

Kate Byers and Lucy Herbert have been hired by law firm Irwin Mitchell.

Bernard Abrahamsen is leaving M&G Investments after 13 years as head of institutional distribution within the fixed income business.

Ian Pittaway has been appointed chairman of Aegon UK's independent governance committee (IGC).

Andy O'Regan has been appointed executive scheme manager by the Pensions Trust.

Insurer Prudential's chief executive Tidjane Thiam is to replace Brady Dougan at the helm of Swiss bank Credit Suisse.

Lawrence Churchill has been appointed chairman of the independent governance committee (IGC) set up by Prudential to oversee its contract-based offering.

Abbiss Cadres has appointed Gary Cullen to the newly created role of pensions partner as the firm expands into pensions and immigration.

Kate Hollis has been appointed to Tower Watson's credit research team.

Money Advice Service chief executive Caroline Rookes has been appointed a trustee to the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) by pensions minister Steve Webb.