People’s Partnership1, provider of the People’s Pension, has today announced that leading pensions expert, Jackie Leiper has joined People’s Partnership Limited (PPL) as a Non-Executive Director.
Jackie brings extensive executive and technical experience in financial services, with deep expertise in pensions and investments. She has held senior roles within Lloyds Banking Group, including Chief Customer & Digital Officer, CEO of Embark Group, and Managing Director of Workplace Pensions, Individual Pensions & Investments.
Jackie has served on multiple Boards, including Deputy Chair of Scottish Financial Enterprise, Chair of the ABI Long Term Savings Committee, Trustee of the Bank of Scotland Foundation, and the CAF Group Board as Trustee.
A passionate advocate for gender equality, Jackie has led industry initiatives to close the gender pensions gap and promote women’s financial resilience.
Commenting on her new appointment, Jackie said:
“I am delighted to be joining the Board of People’s Partnership at such a pivotal time for workplace pensions as the government review takes shape. I look forward to bringing my experience across both workplace savings and broader financial services sector to support the Partnership’s strategic growth ambitions and its continued commitment to delivering value for its members.”
Jim Islam, Chair of the PPL Board, added:
“We welcome Jackie to the Board. Her vast experience and proven leadership in pensions and investments will be invaluable as we pursue our strategic ambitions of reaching £100 billion in assets under management within the next decade.
“The addition of Jackie to the Board underscores our commitment to building stronger financial foundations while driving growth and delivering long-term value for our members.”
Notes to editors:
- People’s Partnership is a business without shareholders; it reinvests its profits with the aim to help customers and achieve better financial outcomes for everyone. It provides People’s Pension, the largest commercial master trust in the UK based on members, serving seven million pension savers across the UK and managing more than £38bn in assets. This assessment is determined by membership size. People’s Pension currently has more than seven million members, which, according to publicly available industry data, exceeds the membership of any other commercial master trust.