PwC continues to expand its pensions risk and investment consulting capability with the appointment of Paul Kitson and Deon Dreyer.
Paul was most recently at Nomura International, where he was a managing director in their pensions solutions team. He has many years’ experience advising trustee boards and corporate sponsors on managing and mitigating their pension risks. This includes leading some of the largest pension de-risking transactions of the last few years, including those completed by Merchant Navy Officers Pension Fund (MNOPF) and one of British Airways’ pension plans. During his career, Paul has also advised a number of FTSE100 and FTSE250 companies on pensions issues, including Balfour Beatty. Paul joins PwC as a pensions partner in London.
PwC has also appointed Deon Dreyer as a pensions investment director based in the firm's Midlands offices. Deon previously led a regional investment consulting team for AonHewitt and will provide PwC clients with a range of pensions investment advice. Deon has worked for a number of banks and has previously run his own hedge fund.
Paul’s and Deon's appointments build on the recent senior appointments of Steven Dicker, Chris Venables and Jerome Melcer to PwC’s pensions team.
Paul Kitson, pensions partner at PwC, said:
“I am delighted to be joining PwC’s growing risk management team at such an important time for the industry. PwC’s proven ability to innovate and its access to multiple skill sets means the team is ideally placed to help clients successfully de-risk, even in such challenging financial and economic times.”
Raj Mody, head of pensions at PwC, said:
“We are seeing increasing demand from businesses and trustees for smart ways of dealing with pensions risk and financing. Paul’s and Deon's wealth of experience and insight builds on our market-leading position and places us in an unrivalled position to help our clients in this area. This is an exciting time for the pensions risk market and we expect a number of major developments and opportunities in the coming months.”
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