Gerald acts as professional trustee to both defined benefit and defined contribution clients.
Gerald has nearly 40 years’ experience in finance and 15 years as a pension trustee. He acts as chair of trustees, sole trustee and co-trustee on a variety of defined benefit and defined contribution schemes, including master trusts. He is also a member of an Independent Governance Comiittee (IGC).
Gerald started his career in New York as a management trainee at The Bank of New York (BNY). He moved into corporate banking, before progressing his career in London in management roles at BNY and Société Générale.
In 2005, Gerald led an HR team of over 50 at BNY and became a trustee of their hybrid pension scheme. He later became Head of European Pensions at BNY Mellon, which provided him with broad experience in the strategy, investment and financial management of pension schemes across the UK, Europe and Scandinavia.
Gerald is an adventurous type, having sailed the Pacific Ocean and co-led an expedition of students to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro. As you do, in your spare time...
Qualifications: BA from Williams College, MA, PMI Level 3 Award in Pension Trusteeship DB/DC, accredited professional trustee
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