Lifestyle Article - Clara Pensions appoint new Chief Transactions Officer

 With a strong pipeline of deals, this appointment reflects Clara’s continued evolution as the business adds to its existing 20,000 members and £1.2bn of assets under management.

 Reflecting this evolution, Luke Stratford-Higton will take on the newly created role of Chief Actuarial Officer, where he will continue to grow Clara’s pricing capability and transaction support through expansion of the actuarial team. Elsewhere, Chief Commercial Officer Dan Adams will be leaving Clara. Dan has been instrumental in the success of Clara’s first transactions and its strong growth trajectory to date.

 Simon True, Chief Executive Officer of Clara-Pensions, said: “We are excited to welcome Matt to Clara. His expertise will be invaluable as we progress to the scale-up stage of our successful development and look towards our strong pipeline of transactions. And I am also delighted that Luke has taken on the role of Chief Actuarial Officer reflecting the huge contribution the actuarial team make to the success of Clara.

 “I would also like to pay tribute to Dan Adams who has made an invaluable contribution to the establishment and growth of Clara, and wish him the very best in his new role.”

 Matt Wilmington, Clara’s new Chief Transactions Officer said: “I am excited to be joining Clara at such an exciting time in their development. I’m very much looking forward to building on the fantastic work done by the team, working with them to accelerate the scale up of the business.”