Anthea Whitton and Kate Grant have joined Capital Cranfield as Professional Trustees.

Here is the full press release:

Capital Cranfield is pleased to announce the appointments of Anthea Whitton and Kate Grant as Professional Trustees, effective 1^st September 2024.

Anthea joins from Eversheds where she was a Partner leading their pensions team in Leeds. She has 25 years’ experience advising pension schemes and their sponsors with earlier career roles at Squire Patton Boggs and Pinsent Masons. Her experience is wide ranging covering schemes from £50m to £30bn including DB. DC and public sector arrangements. She brings particular knowledge of risk transfer, winding up and buyout, the operation of master trusts and pension scheme disputes.

Kate, who is based in the South East, brings strong all-round leadership and operational experience from her background in pensions management, benefits and reward. She joins from Vodafone, where she was Head of Pensions & Benefits and remains a Trustee of their large DB scheme and Chair of their DC oversight committee. Kate was previously Group Reward Director at Rexam and held earlier Pensions Manager roles at Britvic Soft Drinks and AECOM.

Capital Cranfield Managing Director Harus Rai said: “Anthea and Kate are two exceptional appointments who will fit in well with our existing team. and I am delighted they have chosen to pursue their Professional Trustee careers with us. Their diverse professional backgrounds and locations neatly sum up the differing requirements that prospective clients have.

“It is also worth noting that Kate and Anthea’s appointments mean that we now have exact male / female parity among our lead Professional Trustees. This is a significant milestone, although not one we have explicitly worked towards, simply looking to appoint the best Professional Trustees to meet client requirements. It is, however, a good indicator of our culture.

“I am sure that both Anthea and Kate will bring exceptional value to their clients and have rewarding careers with us. I am looking forward to working with them as they develop their portfolios.”