The DC Investment Forum (DCIF), a not-for-profit research group focussed on UK DC pensions, has appointed Dave Whitehair as its new chair and Lindsay Nickerson as vice-chair.
Mark Austin, the DCIF’s previous chair, will now become immediate past chair of the group and remain on the board until the end of 2025.
Whitehair is director of institutional at Lombard Odier Investment Managers and has previously chaired NextGen, an industry group which champions fresh talent.
He previously spent over a decade at Fidelity before taking on senior business development roles at Franklin Templeton and Janus Henderson, joining Lombard Odier earlier this year.
Nickerson joined Nordea Asset Management a year and a half ago, having spent a decade at Aon, latterly as an associate partner.
Whitehair said: “Chairing the DCIF comes at such an exciting juncture for UK DC pensions.
“In turn, we have a really exciting research agenda for the year ahead. Investing in the UK and decumulation will be a key focus, both through research papers and the next season of our podcast. I am looking forward to playing a role in shaping the industry’s direction of travel on DC investment in the year ahead.”
