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Holly Roach
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PPF acting chief executive Richard Beaven and chief customer officer Sara Protheroe
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PPF acting chief executive Richard Beaven and chief customer officer Sara Protheroe

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has had a year of delivering “excellent” service against a backdrop of geopolitical tension and the “marathon” Pension Schemes Act, acting chief executive Richard Beaven says.

In his first media interview since being appointed as interim CEO of the lifeboat fund, Beaven tells Professional Pensions that, amid a series of geopolitical issues, the organisation "still manage...

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