Lorna Griffin-Smith

Client feedback

“They deliver above expectation when the scheme has a particular challenge.”

Ian Edwards,

Comet

“These days, Boards need real expertise on tap (with excellent back-up) to cope with a constantly evolving and more regulated environment. PSGS is geared to delivering that.”

Ray Pygott,

Partner at KPMG LLP

“The trustee training course lecturers' explanations and willingness to answer questions were most valuable - even silly ones - although I have learnt there are no 'silly questions' that trustees should ask.”

Anonymous

“As a pensions novice, I felt that the trustee training course gave me a good grounding.”

Will Court

“Thanks for all your help!”

“They are very proactive and full of new ideas, they've brought better scheduling and better minute sets.”

Paul Rudd,

Express Newspapers

Scheme Manager

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Birmingham

Tel 0121 230 1946

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Role

Lorna acts as pensions manager and scheme secretary, ensuring client schemes run smoothly.

Background & experience

Lorna has, for the majority of her career, worked within in–house pension teams for larger schemes. She joined the TI & Dowty (now Smiths) pensions team in 1989 and was promoted through the ranks to Pensions Manager. She has also worked as Pensions Admin Manager & Secretary to the Trustee Board of Alstom UK, a £1.2bn scheme with over 10,000 members.

Prior to joining us in 2015, Lorna was Pensions Manager and Trustee Secretary for the Law Society. She continues to support the forum set up to keep members in touch with one another following the buy out.

Lorna’s extensive experience is combined with an enthusiastic, flexible and proactive approach. This enables her to quickly develop effective working relationships with sponsors, trustees and advisers.

Lorna acts as Secretary to a local committee to raise funding and manage building a new community hall within her local area. For the past 10 years she has also organised a stall for the local fete, in aid of local charities.

Qualifications: Fellow of the Pensions Management Institute (FPMI), PMI Trustee Certificate, BSc Econ Hons Geography.

Areas of specialism

managing advisers & providers
pension management
scheme governance
supporting HR
buy in & buy out

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