Scheme Service Providers

Secretariat  

Philip Cameron – Philip is Secretary to the Trustees and is responsible for the management of the Scheme. An engineer by background, Philip was the Chairman of the Thomson Pension Plan, and therefore has considerable experience of running a pension scheme.  

Nav Donovan – Nav is Pensions and Benefits Assistant for Thales in the UK. She assists Philip in the day to day management of the Scheme, and operates many of the day to day administrative functions of the Scheme. 

Advisers

Equiniti 
The appointed Scheme Administrator.
Equiniti look after all member records, and calculate member benefits. They are also responsible for the pension payroll. Scheme Accounting is also handled by Equiniti, and they are heavily involved in the production of the annual Scheme Report & Accounts.  

Mercer
The Scheme Actuary and Pensions Consultant.
Mercer provide actuarial services to the Trustees, and are responsible for activities such as the Actuarial Valuation.

Mark Condron is the Scheme Actuary. 

Gowling WLG
The Scheme legal advisers. 
Gowling WLG are specialist pensions lawyers and assist the Trustees with issues around interpretation of the Scheme Rules, and matters relating to Pensions Legislation.  

Momentum
The Scheme investment adviser. 
Momentum help the Trustees monitor the Scheme investments, and provide advice about appropriate investment opportunities.  

Deloitte LLP 
The Scheme Auditor. 
The Trustees are required to appoint an auditor to audit the annual Scheme Report & Accounts. Deloitte LLP are appointed to undertake this role for the Trustees.  

The Covenant Adviser.
Assesses the Covenant of the Sponsoring Employer.