Public Employees Pension Fund: Committee of Managment: Chief Minister appointments

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A decision made on 26 October 2018

Decision Reference: MD-C-2018-0169
Decision Summary Title:	Public Employees Pension Fund. Chief Minister appointments		Date of Decision Summary:
Decision Summary Author:	Project Director – Pensions		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title:	Public Employees Pension Fund – Committee of Management – Nominees		Date of Written Report:	October 2018
Written Report Author:	Projects Director – Pensions		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Following a recommendation from the T&E Minister, for the Chief Minister to appoint the following nominees to the Public Employees Pension Fund Committee of Management (as detailed in the attached report).
Decision(s): The Chief Minister decided to appoint the following nominees for appointment to the PEPS Committee of Management
Reason(s) for Decision: Under Regulation 3 of the Public Employees (Pension Scheme) (Administration) (Jersey) Regulations 2015 the Chairman and the members of the Committee of Management, must be appointed by the Chief Minister on the recommendation of the Minister for the States Treasury and Exchequer. Employer Nominee - Mr Scot Laing (3 year appointment from 1/1/19) Employer Nominee - Mr Terence A le Sueur OBE (2 year appointment from 1/1/19) Employer Nominee - Mr John Mills CBE (4 year appointment from 1/1/19) Employer Nominee - Mr Stephen Warner (4 year appointment from 1/1/19) Employee Nominee - Mr John Fosse (4 year appointment from 1/1/19) Employee Nominee - Mr Thomas Querns (4 year appointment from 1/1/19) Employee Nominee - Mr Mark Richardson (5 year appointment from 1/1/19) Employee Nominee - Ms Barbara Ward (3 year appointment from 1/1/19) Pensioner Nominee - Mr Michael de la Haye OBE (5 year appointment from 1/1/19) Pensioner Nominee - Mr Christopher Bambury (3 year appointment from 1/1/19) Please note that the new term of office for most members of the Committee of Management commences on 01.01.19, however this excludes Edward Sallis and John Everett whose first term of office is already in operation. Employer Nominee - Mr John Everett (appointed on 20/7/18 for a 5 year term) Admitted Body Nominee - Mr Edward Sallis OBE (appointed on 9/12/16 for a 5 year term)
Resource Implications: None
Action required: To advise the Projects Director – Pensions once this decision has been approved.
Signature:		Position: Senator J. Le Fondré Chief Minister
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: