EY appoints new partner Paul Kitson to lead its expanding Pensions Consultancy practice

EY has appointed Paul Kitson as a new partner to lead its UK Pensions Consulting business. Paul will head up a team of over 50 actuaries, scheme excellence specialists and investment consultants advising pension funds, corporate sponsors and pension providers across the UK.

Paul Kitson joins after a decade at PwC, where he was a UK partner advising some of the UK’s largest corporates and pension funds on a wide range of specialist areas in the most challenging economic periods of the last ten years. Prior to PwC, Paul was a Managing Director at Nomura, having started his career at actuarial advisors, Towers Watson and Aon Hewitt.

Paul Sparkes, UK Financial Services Consulting Leader at EY, comments

“I am delighted Paul has joined to lead our UK Pensions Consulting business. EY advises some of the largest UK pension funds, and in such challenging economic times, Paul’s deep sector knowledge, experience and vision for growth will be invaluable.”

Paul Kitson, UK Pensions Consulting Leader at EY, comments

“I am delighted to join EY as it invests in its dynamic pensions practice. Our growing team will support UK businesses as they recover post-pandemic and deal with both the challenges and opportunities that higher interest rates bring. I look forward to driving solutions that add value to pension funds, members and their corporate sponsors by supporting defined benefit schemes achieve suitable endgame destinations and encouraging growth in defined contribution funds.”