People’s Partnership, provider of The People’s Pension, has appointed Angela Staral as Chief Operating Officer (COO) to drive the continued improvement of the services that it offers to both its 6.5 million members and the more than 100,000 employers it serves.
Angela will join the not-for-profit organisation in February from Goldman Sachs, where she is currently COO of Investment Banking Engineering. She has previously worked for HSBC, ING, Sopra Steria and Mercedes-Benz Financial Services. She has lived and worked in Berlin, Frankfurt, Singapore, New York and London during a 20-year career in financial services.
Angela will oversee all customer operations and servicing at People’s Partnership, which with £23 billion assets under management is one of the largest workplace pension providers in the UK.
Commenting on her appointment, Angela said: “I am delighted about joining People’s Partnership. To help people build stronger financial foundations for life is a purpose that deeply resonates with me, and I am incredibly excited to play an instrumental part not only in People’s Partnership’s growth plans but also to join in its unwavering commitment to customer-centricity.
“This is a business packed full of people who want to make a genuine difference to the millions of customers they serve, and I am looking forward to joining them to further improve that already excellent service.”
Commenting on Angela’s appointment, Patrick Heath-Lay, Chief Executive Officer, said: “We are thrilled to have Angela onboard as her experience at some of the world’s best-known companies will only benefit this organisation. Angela’s commitment to delivering excellence will enable us to continue to improve the service we offer to our growing membership.”
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People’s Partnership provides The People’s Pension, the largest independent master trust in the UK, serving more than six million pension savers across the UK and manages £23bn in assets. As business without shareholders, it reinvests its profits with the aim to help customers and achieve better financial outcomes for everyone.