Leadership

Alan Bannatyne was appointed Chairman of the XPS Group on 30 November 2022, having served as Interim Chairman since 8 September 2022. Alan is an experienced Chartered Accountant. After qualifying with Deloitte & Touche, Alan was Commercial Manager of Primecom and then Financial Director of Foresight, both subsidiaries of Primedia, a listed South African media group. Alan joined Robert Walters plc as Group Financial Controller in September 2002 and was appointed to the board of Robert Walters plc as Group Finance Director in March 2007. Alan will retire from Robert Walters plc on 1 September 2023. Alan is Chair of the XPS Nomination Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee. Alan is recognised as having recent and relevant financial experience.

Paul Cuff is a qualified actuary with over 20 years of experience in the pensions industry. Paul was a partner at KPMG for eight years, and joined XPS in October 2016. Immediately prior to joining XPS, Paul was head of the KPMG London pensions team, where he was instrumental in growing the London pensions business. Paul is primarily responsible for raising the profile of XPS in the market, generating new business and the Group strategy with regard to M&A opportunities and technology investment.

Ben Bramhall is a qualified actuary with over 20 years of experience in the pensions industry and advises a wide range of trustees and sponsoring employers on all matters relating to pension provision. Ben joined XPS in April 2014, and is primarily responsible for the day-to-day operations of the business. This covers the provision of services to existing clients, revenue generation and the Group’s people strategy. Ben joined XPS from KPMG in London where he played a key role in its development from a small team to one of the leading providers of corporate pensions advisory services.

Snehal Shah is a Chartered Accountant with over 20 years of experience in finance, investor relations, M&A execution and post-deal integration. Snehal spent ten years in the early part of his career with PwC, specialising in complex audits of US and UK listed technology businesses. He joined Ladbrokes plc in 2009 where he held a number of senior finance roles including Group Financial Controller, Head of Investor Relations and Finance Director for Integration following the £2 billion merger with Coral Group in 2016. Since leaving Ladbrokes Coral plc in 2017, Snehal held senior interim finance roles at Parkdean Resorts Ltd and Countrywide plc until he joined XPS in 2019. Snehal is a member of the XPS Sustainability Committee.

Margaret Snowdon OBE is a pensions professional with over 40 years of experience within the pensions industry. Margaret was previously a Non-Executive Director of The Pensions Regulator. Margaret is a Non-Executive Member of Phoenix Group With Profits Committee and an Advisory Board member of Moneyhub Financial Technology Limited. Among her many voluntary roles within the pensions industry, Margaret is Chair of the Pension Scams Industry Group and was Chair of the Pensions Administration Standards Association until the end of 2018 when she became its first honorary president. Margaret was appointed an OBE in 2010 and has received many awards for her contribution to pensions. Margaret is Chair of the XPS Remuneration Committee, and a member of the Audit & Risk, Nomination and Sustainability Committees.

Sarah Ing is a Chartered Accountant with over 30 years of experience in financial services including audit, corporate finance, investment banking and asset management. During her executive career, she was a top-rated equity research analyst covering the UK general financial services sector and also founded and ran a hedge fund investment management business. Sarah is Non-Executive Director at CMC Markets plc, where she chairs the Group Remuneration Committee, and a Non-Executive Director of Marex Group, where she chairs the Audit & Compliance Committee. Sarah is Non-Executive Director of Gresham House plc, where she chairs the Audit Committee. Sarah is Chair of the XPS Sustainability and Audit & Risk Committees. Sarah is also a member of the Remuneration Committee and the Nomination Committee. Sarah is recognised as having recent and relevant financial experience.

Aisling Kennedy is an experienced Irish qualified actuary, with a wealth of experience across consulting, insurance companies and professional bodies. Until 2020, Aisling was Head of Life & Health Pricing UK at Swiss Re. Aisling is Non-Executive Director at State Street Fund Services (Ireland) where she chairs the Audit Committee, Athora Ireland plc where she chairs the Audit Committee, Everest Insurance Ireland DAC where she chairs the Audit Committee, White Horse Insurance Ireland and the Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority. Aisling is also Chair of ECCU Assurance Company and Irish charity MABS Support CLG. Aisling is a member of the XPS Audit & Risk, Remuneration, Nomination and Sustainability Committees.