Helen Dean appointed NEST CEO
NEST has appointed Helen Dean as its new chief executive new chief executive.
Currently Dean is the executive director, product and marketing for NEST. She will replace Tim Jones, incumbent CEO, in the autumn.
"The next few years are going to be critical ones in terms of ensuring auto enrolment goes smoothly for small and micro businesses. Helen’s frontline experience of the challenges we face will be invaluable," said Otto Thoresen, NEST chair.
"I’m delighted to take on the role of CEO at NEST. Under Tim Jones’ leadership we’ve built very strong foundations so far and I’m looking forward to building on those to help NEST to tackle the next stages of auto enrolment," said Dean.
‘NEST has got an amazing team of people, all with a very clear sense of mission – helping millions more people save for retirement. With their support, I know we’ll continue to deliver what our members and employers need.’
Jones said he was very proud to have played a part in establishing NEST, and bringing pension saving to millions.
"Whilst I’ll be sad to leave NEST I’m very pleased that Helen Dean will be taking over my role – I’ll be leaving NEST in very safe hands," he said.
Baroness Altmann CBE, Minister of State for Pensions said Dean had already played a pivotal role in shaping, developing and implementing the NEST pension scheme established to support the automatic enrolment programme.
"Over the next two years, NEST’s focus will be on the hundreds of thousands of small and micro employers that will begin to enrol their workers into pension schemes, many of whom will choose NEST," she said.
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