Jayne Pocock: From chance beginnings to industry leadership

Pocock talks about starting over in the UK, modernising the ‘engine room’ of the industry, and why members must always come first.

Jasmine Urquhart
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Clara's Jayne Pocock (centre) receives the Pensions Manager of the Year accolade from Hymans Robertson’s Lisa Whitfield (left) and Angela Barnes (right)
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Clara's Jayne Pocock (centre) receives the Pensions Manager of the Year accolade from Hymans Robertson’s Lisa Whitfield (left) and Angela Barnes (right)

Clara Pensions head of trustee services Jayne Pocock has spent more than three decades working in pensions administration — a career that started by chance in South Africa and later involved rebuilding her professional life from the ground up after moving to the UK.

Following her win of the Pensions Manager of the Year accolade at last year's Women in Pensions Awards, she reflects on her career journey, the evolution of administration, and why putting members ...

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