Governance

Investment and Pension Fund Committee

The Investment and Pension Fund Committee oversees the operation of the Devon Pension Fund on behalf of Devon County Council. The committee is made up of elected representatives, observers, and is supported by Devon County Council Officers, the independent investment advisor, the Fund actuary and the administrator of the Fund, Peninsula Pensions

The Investment and Pension Fund Committee Representatives are:

Representing Devon County Council

  • Councillor Steve Lodge (Chair)
  • Councillor Henry Gent (Vice Chair)
  • Councillor Edward Hill
  • Councillor Heather Horner
  • Councillor Michael Mitchell
  • Councillor Simon Rake
  • Councillor Jeffrey Trail (BEM)

Representing Devon Unitary and District councils

  • Councillor Martin Brook (Torbay Council)
  • Councillor Mark Lowry (Plymouth City Council)

Representing other employers

  • Nominations called for

Observers representing the beneficiaries

  • Michael Daniell
  • Roberto Franceschini

The committee is supported by:

County Council officers

  • Angie Sinclair – Director of Finance and Public Value
  • Mark Gayler – Head of Pensions and Investments
  • Rachel Lamb – Head of Pension Administration

Fund actuary

  • Melanie Durrant – Barnett Waddingham LLP

Independent advisor

  • Anthony Fletcher (MJ Hudson Allenbridge)

Meeting documentation

The Minutes of previous meetings and the Agenda’s for upcoming Investment and Pension Fund Committee meetings can be browsed online.