Appointments

Mercer has appointed HR director Siobhan Martin (pictured) and head of the European retirement business Martine Ferland to its UK board.

Hyman Robertson senior partner John Dickson has been appointed chairman of the board, replacing Ronnie Bowie with immediate effect.

Zurich UK Life has named Neil Evans as chief financial officer (CFO) following the departure of Dan Pender who left to join Prudential.

Pi Consulting has appointed former Centrica pensions project manager Andy Hucks to its consultancy team.

Bobby Kapur has been appointed as business development manager to Capita Employee Benefits' technology sales team.

Partha Dasgupta is stepping down a year early as chairman of The Pensions Advisory Service (TPAS) at the end of September "to pursue new ventures".

Boris Mikhailov has been appointed director of business development at Aviva Investors to lead the promotion of its liability-driven investment (LDI) strategies.

Former Aviva head of distribution and business development Patrick Granger has joined Standard Life as a senior business development manager in its workplace business team.

Faye Jarvis has been elevated to of counsel in the Hogan Lovells' London pensions team as one of 38 promotions to counsel, of counsel and consultant.

Jon Palin has been named an associate within Barnett Waddingham's longevity consulting team, replacing Neil Robjohns who moved to Friends Life as head of longevity in June last year.