Mentors

This list contains the details of senior people in finance and investment who have indicated a willingness to act as a mentor for members working in more traditional areas who are thinking of following a similar path. The scheme is suitable for qualified, or near-qualified members only.

Before contacting a mentor whom you do not already know, please contact Elvis Gannon (Elvis.Gannon@actuaries.org.uk),

If you are thinking about embarking on an actuarial career or are already studying to be an actuary and want some career advice on working in life, pensions, general insurance, ERM or health and care, you can find help by emailing careers@actuaries.org.uk or calling +44 (0)1865 268265.

Sally Bridgeland

  • Chief Executive Officer (CEO), BP Pension Trustees Limited
  • Delegated authority to direct all aspects of the Trustee's activities, including oversight of fund valuation, advising the Trustees and consulting BP plc about funding and investment strategy.

Bob Collie

  • Director of Research, Frank Russell
  • Investment consulting; Transaction costs services

Ken Forman

  • Investments - Global; Strategy, International, Equities, Bonds, Property

Stephen Holt

  • Head of Institutional Business, Europe
  • Investment management; Investment management sales and marketing; Product trends and investment market intelligence

Graham Jung

  • Investment consulting, KPMG LLP
  • Investment consulting; Asset management; Prime brokerage sales

Arno Kitts

  • Director, UK Institutional Investment, Henderson Global Investors
  • Investment management; General management

Shashank Kothare

  • Director, Investment Communications, Russell Investments
  • Marketing and communications; General investment. Previously working in pensions consultancy

David Lloyd

  • Principal, Intersolve Ltd
  • Structured retail products and OTC derivatives (general, pricing/valuation etc)

Gary Marshall

  • Head of Collective Funds, Aberdeen Asset Management
  • Product development, operations, governance, sales, marketing

Steven Mendel

  • Barclays
  • Personal financial services

Andy Rear

  • Strategy Consultant: Insurance, Oliver, Wyman & Company
  • Marketing, finance and strategy

Nick Spencer

  • Consultant Relations Manager, Lehman Brothers Asset Management
  • Investment consulting (UK and International); Sales/marketing

Richard Williams

  • Principal and Portfolio Manager; Alignment Investors, BlueCrest Capital International
  • Fixed income investment management