PRINCIPAL OFFICERS

Robert is a pensions professional with an extensive business background, largely in outsourcing and financial services. He has worked for trustee, not for profit, private equity owned, and insurance businesses over the last 30 years. He has also held senior leadership positions for several large pension schemes, including the NHS, Civil Service, Royal Mail Statutory scheme, and the Railways Pension Scheme. Between January 2015 and January 2024 Robert was a NED at the Ministry of Defence where he also chaired the Armed Forces Pension Schemes. 

He is currently a Trustee of the Creative Pensions Trust Mastertrust and a Governor of the Pensions Policy Institute, he sits on the Board of the Local Pensions Partnership Limited, and he is also a NED on the Board of the Pensions Ombudsman. He is a frequent speaker at pensions and employee benefits events and is a regular contributor to the UK pensions industry press. He is a Fellow of the Pensions Management Institute and has been both Chair of the PMI Board and President during his service there. He is also an Accredited Member of the Association of Professional Pension Trustees.

Mark joined the LPFA in 2022 bringing a wealth of experience and knowledge from within FCA and TPR regulatory landscapes.

He has worked in commercial, not-for-profit and regulatory roles across the broader financial services sector. His career has focussed on leading, building and developing cultural resiliency and efficiency in operations, automated one touch compliance and data systems, customer service and remediation including FCA directed projects.

With a passion for leading through cultural and values driven behaviours, Mark seeks to continuously improve service, using technology to empower client delivery for members and employers of the LFPA in the increasingly complex and evolving pensions environment.

Anastasia was appointed Chief of Staff in December 2021. Her current role is focused on managing the breadth of the LPFA internal business function, ensuring appropriate oversight of the organisation’s daily activities. She joined the London Pensions Fund Authority as an Executive Assistant to the Managing Director, the Chair and the Board in 2016 and has more than 10 years of Business Management experience. Together with LPFA’s CEO, Robert Branagh, Anastasia has been instrumental in helping the LPFA change the way it operates and has helped the Authority adapt to the new normal post LGPS pooling and COVID. She has extensive experience managing and leading change in a complex environment and has a passion for pushing a collaborative, thriving, people-first company culture.  

In her current role, Anastasia has responsibility for the LPFA’s People Strategy which includes employee relations, HR, performance management, as well as the implementation of wellbeing and professional development training programme. She also leads on the development and delivery of business-critical initiatives and strategic projects. 

Prior to working for the LPFA, Anastasia worked at a senior level directly with Founders, Executive Directors and UHNWI. Anastasia is an alumnus of Chelyabinsk State University where she obtained her Masters in Economics. She is also a recent graduate from the Institute of Psychoanalysis where she completed her degree in Psychology.

Lana has a deep understanding of the UK pensions landscape, having developed and implemented pension strategies for multinational businesses in a career that has spanned almost two decades to date. As a senior consultant and lead corporate advisor, she managed global relationships across a diverse book of clients aligning their objectives around risk, cost, compliance and people.

She held the position of Inclusion and Diversity Leader at WTW’s GB Retirement business overseeing initiatives around talent pipeline, advancement and mentoring. Lana also spent seven years as HR Business Leader for London Retirement until early 2022, partnering with HR and providing strategic input on their people strategy.

As a member of the Senior Leadership Team at LPFA, Lana oversees the delivery in a range of areas, including funding strategy, investment strategy, and employer management. She works closely with the delegated investment manager on implementation of the Strategic Asset Allocation and provides oversight of the Responsible Investment initiatives. In working with employers, Lana is dedicated to ensuring employers receive a dedicated service to meet their needs and those of their members. She also leads all aspects of the actuarial valuation, working with the Fund’s advisers to manage the liabilities of the Fund.

Christina was an LPFA Board member for over five years and, at the end of her tenure, she joined the LPFA as the Section 151 (S151) Officer. She reports to the CEO and is responsible for ensuring that the LPFA complies with the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2003. She leads on the provision of financial and technical advice to the Board and CEO and has responsibility for overseeing LPFA’s financial activities as an Authority and a LGPS pension fund. Prior to joining the LPFA, she worked in worked in a variety of Finance roles across local government and healthcare including positions at the London Boroughs of Lambeth and Waltham Forest.