Calum’s two-year term will begin on 1 June 2026, succeeding Sophia Singleton, Partner & Head of DC at XPS who has held the role since 1 June 2024.
Under Sophia’s stewardship, the SPP has continued to grow both its reach and influence. High profile and successful collaboration with the APL, ACA and DWP helped ensure an industry informed solution to the challenges presented by the Virgin Media case; the SPP proved instrumental in ensuring the PPF’s Admin Levy was abolished and was central to helping ensure flexibility around the general levy was included in the Pension Schemes Act; the SPP also worked effectively with HMRC to ensure an exemption for pension admin professionals in relation to the new HMRC tax adviser registration requirements. At the same time, the SPP’s media profile has grown significantly and its membership base has continued to expand.
This has helped the SPP continue growing as an influential voice for the whole UK pensions industry, furthering its track record of influencing the effective functioning of policy and leading debate within the sector.
Calum will seek to protect and build on the strong foundations Sophia has laid by ensuring the SPP continues to collaborate effectively, delivers meaningful and positive impact, and makes sure that industry voices are heard when it matters.
Calum Cooper, SPP President, said: “It is a real privilege to take on the role of President of the SPP. I would like to thank Sophia for the strong foundations she has laid during her tenure. My priority is to protect and build on that progress, ensuring we continue to be a trusted and authoritative voice for the pensions industry, representing the professions in all their diversity.
Over the coming year, I want us to focus on delivering real impact at this time of transformative change, making sure that the views and expertise of our members continue to be heard clearly when it matters most in shaping pensions policy and regulation.
Collaboration is also central to everything the SPP does and how we do it. As President, I want to build on SPP’s strong relationships with colleagues across the industry, as well as with government, regulators, policymakers and other industry bodies. All in the spirit of togetherness, positively impacting peoples’ pension outcomes.”
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