Derick is a senior consultant in the firms Pensions team. He is an insightful pension scheme secretary with strong scheme secretarial experience which has provided him with an in depth knowledge of UK DB and DC pensions and the overriding legislation issues.
Derick holds the PMI Diploma in Retirement Provision and is a Diploma member of the Pensions Management Institute. He has 7 years’ experience of delivering pension scheme secretarial and governance services to trustees boards, working across a variety of sectors and organisations. His experience and technical knowledge, along with his practical and proactive approach, enables him to support and meet trustees’ needs efficiently and effectively.
Derick currently co-ordinates the day-to-day activities for a range of pension scheme secretarial and independent trustee appointments.
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