Appointments

Barnett Waddingham has appointed seven partners and promoted 28 of its employees to associate level from 1 June as part of its continued growth.

Northern LGPS has appointed Councillor Gerald Cooney as chairman, replacing Paul Doughty who has held the role on an interim basis since January.

Pensions and risk consultancy Hymans Robertson has appointed two equity partners and five partners from across the firm.

The Employer Covenant Working Group (ECWG) has rebranded as the Employer Covenant Practitioners Association (ECPA) to reflect its growing membership.

Local Pensions Partnership (LPP) chief executive Susan Martin has resigned after three years at the local government pool.

The Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) has appointed seven further governors to join over 100 already in post.

Just Group chief executive Rodney Cook has announced his retirement with immediate effect.

Snehal Shah has been appointed by XPS Pensions as chief financial officer (CFO) and executive director of the board, replacing Mike Ainslie who will leave the company on 30 June.

Mercer has hired Sylvia Pozezanac from Prudential Financial to take over from Fiona Dunsire as its UK chief executive.

Helen McEwan has been named chief pensions officer at the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), replacing Kevin Smith who retired last year.