Pensions - Articles - Towers Watson's DC consulting team continues to expand

 Towers Watson has announced two senior appointments to its North of England and Scotland Defined Contribution (DC) consulting team, which reflects growing demand for the firm’s services in this area in the UK’s Northern region, and is consistent with client demand elsewhere.

 
 Martin Knight returns to Towers Watson from AON Hewitt, where he was a senior consultant and part of the DC leadership team. He has more than 15 years of experience advising both trustees and employers on DC. In addition, Andrew Cashmore, who brings over 20 years of pensions experience to the company, joins from Buck Consultants where he worked for the last 15 years as senior benefits consultant.

  

 Richard Sweetman, Towers Watson head of DC consulting for the North of England and Scotland, said: “We welcome both Martin and Andrew to the team, at what is a very busy time for our corporate and trustee clients, grappling with auto-enrolment and the increasing regulatory focus on DC. The continued expansion of our dedicated DC consulting team across the Northern offices reflects our commitment to this marketplace. The team is the largest and most experienced in the region and will enable us to provide employers with the necessary advice and support at what is a critical time."

  

 This announcement follows other recent significant appointments in Towers Watson’s DC business, notably Alistair Byrne as senior DC investment consultant, Nico Aspinall as head of DC Investment, Richard Sweetman as head of DC pension consulting for the company’s Northern region and senior consultant Michael Varma, who has over 20 years of relevant pensions experience.