IRS Masterclass and Conference

Reward, Benefits and Pensions

19th - 20th November 2008, London

IRS Masterclass: Employee Pensions
19th November 2008

Speakers

Gary Smith is a senior member of Watson Wyatt's DC (defined contribution) team and a member of the firm's DC Management Group. Gary's particular responsibilities include the strategy for, and development of, the firm's DC services, DC market positioning and marketing strategy as well as internal DC knowledge management. He has also shared responsibility for the firm's DC provider research activities.

Gary started out as a trainee actuarial consultant after leaving university in 1990 and worked for Bacon & Woodrow where he helped develop the firm’s DC capabilities, led on many major DC client projects and set up the firm’s specialist DC consulting team. In 1999, he joined Schroders with managerial responsibility to build and develop their DC business and was a director of both Schroder Pensions and Schroder Hermes. Gary joined Watson Wyatt at the beginning of 2004.

Paul Macro, senior DC (defined contribution) consultant and member of the UK DC management team joined Watson Wyatt in 2007. He has DC business development, product innovation and media relations responsibilities. Prior to joining Watson Wyatt he spent 17 years in senior DC roles at two other major employee benefit consultants.

Paul’s experience covers advice on all aspects of defined contribution plans including benefits strategy, plan design, communications, administration and investment. He also has significant defined benefit experience, having qualified as an actuary in 1994