Gillian is an experienced secretary to the trustees and is also an accredited trustee.
Gillian worked in pensions in Edinburgh and South Africa before joining Punter Southall in 1999. She became a Principal in 2002 and was responsible for the Guildford office administration team.
Gillian was the driving force behind initiatives to obtain the Plain English Crystal Mark for member communications. Latterly, she was Head of Administration Client Services and implemented auto-enrolment for clients, before deciding to focus on scheme secretarial and trustee executive work.
Recently Gillian decided to put the skills built up through her career to use as a trustee and has obtained a personal appointment on a pro-bono basis as trustee to the 3 Church of Scotland schemes.
She is a PMI Fellowship Network Ambassador and a member of the PMI’s Scottish Regional Committee.
Gillian has taken up golf and enjoys travel. She combined both recently on a wonderful trip through the Kruger Park in South Africa.
Qualifications: Fellow of the Pensions Management Institute (FPMI), Master of Arts, accredited professional trustee
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