Appointments

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has hired Nicola Parish as its first executive director for front-line regulation, after the role was created last year.

Hymans Robertson has appointed Ian Smith as head of distribution to focus on sales of the consultancy's guided outcomes (GO) technology.

Partnership's director of defined benefit (DB) solutions Costas Yiasoumi has left the firm after two years and has been replaced by Tim Coulson.

Chris Massey has been appointed as a senior strategic adviser by Willis Towers Watson, working across all areas of pensions and retirement consultancy.

Emily Rowley (pictured above) has been made an associate by Sackers.

An eleven-strong industry group has been formed to help develop a fiduciary management performance standard.

Jim Leggate has been made head of UK institutional at Russell Investments and will relocate to London from the Middle East.

Simon Kew and Mark Jenkins have been appointed to the London committee of the Pensions Management Institute (PMI).

John Stannard and Maggie Stoker have been appointed client directors at Capital Cranfield.

Arno Kitts has joined the Pensions Insurance Corporation (PIC) as a non-executive board member and replaces Chris McKechnie who has returned to the US.