Jersey Teachers' Superannuation Fund: Board of Management: Appointment of Members

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A decision made 4 November 2015:

Decision Reference: MD-ESC-2015-0023
Decision Summary Title :	Jersey Teachers’ Superannuation Fund: Board of Management Nominations		Date of Decision Summary:	4.11.15
Decision Summary Author:	Assistant Director, Policy and Strategy		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	n/a
Written Report Title :	Jersey Teachers’ Superannuation Fund: Board of Management Nominations		Date of Written Report:	29.10.15
Written Report Author:	Assistant Director, Policy and Strategy		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Jersey Teachers’ Superannuation Fund: Board of Management Nominations
Decision(s): The Minister for Education, Sport and Culture approved the nominations of Mr. Terence Le Sueur, O.B.E. and Mr. Thomas McKeon to the Jersey Teachers’ Superannuation Board of Management to act as representatives for the Employer’s side.
Reason(s) for Decision: Article 3 of the Teachers’ Superannuation Fund (Administration) (Jersey) Order 2007 gives the Minister for Education, Sport and Culture the power to recommend two representatives to the Board of Management to act for the Employer’s side.
Resource Implications: None.
Action required: The Assistant Director, Policy and Strategy to inform the Treasury and Resources Department that this decision has been approved.
Signature: Deputy Rod Bryans		Position: Minister for Education, Sport and Culture
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

Jersey Teachers' Superannuation Fund: Board of Management: Appointment of Members

JERSEY TEACHERS’ SUPERANNUATION FUND:

BOARD OF MANAGEMENT NOMINATIONS

Purpose of the Report

The Education, Sport and Culture Minister is asked to make two nominations to the Board of Management of the Jersey Teachers’ Superannuation Fund.

Background

Paragraph 3 of the Teachers’ Superannuation (Administration) (Jersey) Order 2007 requires the following – that membership of the Board of Management consists of twelve representatives in total, 2 to be recommended by the Chief Minister, 2 by the Minister for Treasury and Resources, and 2 by the Minister for Education, Sport and Culture, whilst the remaining six are nominated by the relevant teacher’s representative bodies.

The Chairman of the Board, Mr Gordon Pollock, was appointed by the Chief Minister in 2014, and holds office for the period agreed to by a majority of the member representatives and a majority of the employer representatives.

Subject to the support of the ESC Minister, the nominations will be forwarded to the States Employment Board for approval, and the Chief Minister will be asked to sign a Ministerial Decision to implement the decision.

Recommendation

It is recommended the Education, Sport and Culture Minister should nominate the following persons to serve as employer representatives on the Jersey Teachers’ Superannuation Fund Board of Management –

• Mr. Terence Le Sueur, O.B.E.

• Mr. Thomas McKeon

Further information about the proposed ESC nominees is given in the attached appendix.

JMEH/ 29.10.15

APPENDIX

Mr Terence Le Sueur OBE - Mr Le Sueur is a former States Member with particular experience in the field of pensions generally. Having previously been a member of the States Employment Board, and latterly its chairman, he has an understanding of employer needs in this area. Mr. Le Sueur served as Chief Minister from 2008-2011.

As President for several years of the Employment and Social Security Committee, and more recently with the Treasury function, Mr Le Sueur has had many years practical experience in the analysis of actuarial advice and valuations relating to pension schemes, and is well up to date with current thinking in these matters. He was also involved as a political representative on various fund investment sub-committees. Previously Mr Le Sueur spent many years as a practising Chartered Accountant before retiring in 2000.

Mr Thomas McKeon – Mr McKeon held the post of Director of Education, Sport and Culture for 10 years from 1997 to 2007, prior to which he was Assistant Director (Schools and Colleges) from 1992 to 1997. His earlier career was in schools in the United Kingdom, followed by two headships in the Island. He was awarded a Bachelor of Education by the University of London and post-graduate study includes a Master of Business Administration undertaken with Henley Management College. Mr McKeon was first appointed to the JTSF Management Board in 2007.