Hymans Robertson, the leading independent pensions and risk consultancy has appointed four new partners. The promotions have come from a number of different areas within the firm including Life and Financial Services and Defined Benefit. The total number of partners at the consultancy now stands at 79.

Commenting on the appointments John Dickson, Senior Partner at Hymans Robertson said:

“Each of our new partners has demonstrated their real strength and suitability for leadership and I’m thrilled to see this recognised in their promotion to Partner. These appointments also illustrate the scale and breadth of expertise that exists within Hymans Robertson and I’m incredibly proud of the talent that we have across all areas of the firm. As we continue to grow and diversify the quality and ability of our people will be paramount and Karen, Alec, Andrew and Ryan illustrate this perfectly.”

The new partners at Hymans Robertson are as follows:

Karen Brolly

As Head of Products within the Life and Financial Services practice, Karen is responsible for the product development, pricing and strategy projects that the firm delivers for life insurance and financial services clients. Karen has been with Hymans Robertson for almost 10 years and has previously worked at AXA and Santander.

Alec Day

Alec joined Hymans Robertson in 2014 and is an Associate Practice Leader within the firm’s Actuarial and Benefits practice. He is also a Scheme Actuary, advising trustee and corporate clients on a range of issues. Prior to joining Hymans Robertson, Alec worked for Mercer in London and Sydney.

Andrew Johnston

Andrew joined the firm’s investment practice in 2009 and advises a range of private and public sector clients, which include two of the LGPS pools and overseeing a £2bn pensioner buy-out. Having previously worked in asset management he is now a senior investment consultant and client director.

Ryan Markham

Ryan joined the firm three years ago and provides a broad range of advice to both our trustee and corporate clients.  Ryan also leads our member options team.  As part of this, Ryan spends lots of his time helping clients developing effective strategies for supporting their members to navigate their choices at retirement in a clear and engaging way.  Prior to joining Hymans Ryan spent a number of years at Deloitte, KPMG and Buck Consultants.