Appointments

PwC has enlarged its pensions team with a series of appointments aimed at meeting growing client demand.

Duncan Shand has been appointed a senior adviser in Schroders' multi-asset business.

The trustees of the Merchant Navy Officers Pension Fund (MNOPF) have appointed Rory Murphy as chairman of the board.

Friends Life has appointed an independent governance committee (IGC) to oversee its occupational pension offerings.

Law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has appointed Julia Ward as an associate to the pensions team in its London office.

Pensions solicitor Rebecca Whisker has been appointed to the business legal services division at Irwin Mitchell.

JLT Employee Benefits has appointed Peter Mileham as operations manager for its new Customer Support Centre in Edinburgh.

Mike Weston has been appointed chief executive of the Pensions Infrastructure Platform (PIP) by the National Association of Pensions Funds (NAPF).

Martin Powis has been appointed to business development manager by AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM).

Legal & General Assurance Society (LGAS) chief executive John Pollock will retire after 35 years with the business at the next annual general meeting on 21 May 2015.