Appointments

Stephen Nichols has been appointed head of strategy and development by Anthony Hodges Consulting (AHC).

BESTrustees has appointed Mercer's Rachel Brougham as a trustee executive to meet increasing demand from master trusts and insurers setting up independent governance committees (IGCs).

Richard Smith has been appointed consulting actuary by Spence and Partners.

Burges Salmon has made four appointments to its pensions team as Crispin Freeman, Charlotte Osmond, Amy Davies and Stacey Yon join the practice.

Nigel Stapleton has been appointed as chairman of the National Grid's UK pension scheme with effect from 1 November 2014.

Mercer has appointed Ben Gunnee to UK head of fiduciary management to help grow the business.

Capita Employee Benefits has appointed Stuart Heatley as director of sales and client development.

The Pensions Management Institute (PMI) has appointed 16 ambassadors as part of a fellowship network.

Mark Stephen and Steve Sarjant have been appointed non-executive directors by Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC).

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