RSPB Appointment featured in IPE

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has appointed Pitmans Trustees to serve as independent trustee.

The mandate will be managed by Pitmans Trustees new specialist charity unit, which focuses exclusively on charity pension schemes.

Alan Sharpe, director of finance at RSPB, said: "We became convinced over the past year or so of the potential benefits of an independent trustee – not least to help manage potential conflicts of interest arising from trustees having several 'hats' (some are also charity trustees).

"We explored several options before appointing PTL and were impressed by the skills and experience of the team, as well as the practical manner in which they apply them."

RSPB is a £102m scheme with approximately 1,050 active members, 660 deferred and 300 pensioners.

For more information on the RSPB appointment contact Melanie Cusack

 Email: mcusack@pitmanstrustees.com

Read the full article by Jim Robinson for IPE