Appointments

Louise Farrand has been hired to replace Nils Johnson as executive director at the Defined Contribution Investment Forum (DCIF)

The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has made Tim Gosling policy lead for defined contribution (DC) and Luke Hildyard policy lead for stewardship and corporate governance.

Leo Ring and Hannah Carter have joined PwC's pension and investment consulting team following the appointment of Nikesh Patel, who joined from BlackRock earlier this year.

Paul Macro, formerly head of UK defined contribution (DC) at Mercer, has joined Isinglass Consulting as joint owner and director.

Capital Cranfield Trustees has expanded with the appointment of Stella Girvin and Martin Flavell as client directors.

Russell Investments has appointed Sarah Leslie as head of fiduciary management in the UK and Ireland.

Aon Hewitt has elevated five UK employees to partners in its global pension consulting team.

Walker Morris has appointed Craig Looker an associate in the pension team.

Niel Gavin has been hired as regional development manager for the south west by The Pensions Trust as part of its strategy to win business in the defined benefit (DB) market.

Mercer has made the single "biggest tranche" of appointments to its UK defined contribution (DC) and savings team in two years with 16 external hires.