Jersey Teachers' Superannuation Fund: Membership of the Management Board

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A decision made 23 December 2009 regarding: Jersey Teachers' Superannuation Fund Membership of the Management Board.

Decision reference: MD-C-2009-0099
Decision Summary Title :	Jersey Teacher’s Superannuation Fund Membership of the Management Board		Date of Decision Summary:	22 December 2009
Decision Summary Author:	Senior Human Resources Manager		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	Jersey Teachers’ Superannuation Fund – Chairman of the Management Board		Date of Written Report:	8/12/09
Written Report Author:	Senior Human Resources Manager		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Subject: Jersey Teachers’ Superannuation Fund – Chairman of the Management Board
Decision(s): The Chief Minister approved the appointment of Mr Ron Amy OBE as Chairman of the Jersey Teachers’ Superannuation Fund Management Board. Mr Amy has the relevant experience to act in such a capacity as outlined in the attached Report.
Reason(s) for Decision: It is the Chief Minister who is responsible for making Orders under the Law and for the administration of the Scheme. The current term of office for the Chairman finishes on 31st December 2009. The Chairman of the Jersey Teachers’ Superannuation Fund Management Board is appointed by the Chief Minister on the recommendation of the Minister for Treasury and Resources.
Resource Implications: None
Action required: The Human Resources Manager is requested to notify the relevant stakeholders and appointee as necessary.
Signature:		Position:
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

Jersey Teachers' Superannuation Fund: Membership of the Management Board

CHIEF MINISTER

Jersey teachers’ superannuation fund

APPOINTMENT OF CHAIRMAN

Purpose of Report

The Chief Minister has approved the appointment of Mr Ron Amy as Chairman to the Board of Management of the Jersey Teachers’ Superannuation Fund for a three year period.

Background

Paragraph 4 of the Teachers’ Superannuation (Administration) (Jersey) Order 2007 Part 2, Appointment of Chairman of Management Board requires that:-

The Chairman of the Board of Management is appointed by the Chief Minister on the recommendation of the Minister for Treasury and Resources.

A person may not be appointed to be Chairman of the Management Board if he or she is a member of the Management Board.

A recommendation may only be made if it is supported by at least 3 of the member representatives and 3 of the employer representatives.

The Chairman shall hold office for the period agreed to by a majority of the member representatives and a majority of the employer representatives.

The Chairman may be removed from office in accordance with a method agreed to by a majority of the member representatives and a majority of the employer

The fee (if any) to be paid to the Chairman from the assets of the Fund shall be decided by a simple majority of the member and employer representatives.

The current fee agreed in April 2009 is £30,990, subject to annual review based on the annual increase in the RPI the preceding December.

The Proposed Appointee

Ron Amy is a former Chairman and Chief Executive of Aon Consulting, an actuarial and benefits consulting business, which is part of the Aon Corporation. He is a non-executive director of Aon Limited in the UK and chairman of the Compliance Committee.

He is a graduate of Glasgow University with an honours degree in pure mathematics. He is a Fellow of the Faculty of Actuaries, a former board member of the Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority and the Occupational Pensions Board, and a past chairman of the National Association of Pensions Funds.

He is the independent chairman of a number of pension scheme trustee boards, and chair of the Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration.

In 1998 he was awarded an OBE for services to the pensions industry.

Recommendation of the Minister for Treasury and Resources

On the 16th December 2009, the Minister for Treasury and Resources signed a Ministerial Decision recommending the appointment of Mr Amy as Chairman. The Treasury report accompanying this confirmed that this appointment had been agreed by the Management Board and confirmed that it was also supported by at least 3 member representatives and 3 employer representatives,

Recommendation
1. That the Chief Minister appoints Mr Ron Amy, OBE as Chairman of the Jersey Teachers’ Superannuation Fund on the recommendation of the Minister for Treasury and Resources.

Chief Minister’s Department

MB/SHRM/DEC/09