At Best Startup UK we track over 130,000 UK startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top United Kingdom based Director operating in the Retirement space. If you think a Director is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.co.uk.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Companies House UK, Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Maggie Fanari
Managing Director of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan
Maggie Fanari is the Managing Director at Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan.
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About Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan: Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan invests and administers the pensions of active and retired teachers.
Joe Topley
Director of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan
Joe Topley joined the Private Capital division of Ontario Teachers’ in 2016 with responsibility for European private equity fund investments. Joe has more than 20 years of experience in private equity, investment banking and management consulting. Prior to joining Ontario Teachers’, Joe was responsible for European client management and investment research at StepStone in London, having previously worked at Credit Suisse, Nomura and Sega. Joe holds a BSc in Biochemistry from Imperial College, London, a Post-Graduate Diploma in Economics from University College, London and an MBA from INSEAD.
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About Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan: Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan invests and administers the pensions of active and retired teachers.
Phil Smith
Director & Chief Executive Officer of Embark Group
With special expertise in business transformation, Phil is our Chief Executive Officer and owner. He brings with him 20 years of global experience across wealth management, asset management, brokerage, insurance and consulting. Before joining us in 2013, Phil was Managing Director and Global Management Committee member at Barclays Wealth, where he played a major role in the inception and development of the global infrastructure of this business line for Barclays Plc. His previous roles include that of Global Chief Financial Officer of Fortis Investments. Phil previously held director-level roles at Arthur Andersen, Prudential M&G and Prudential Corporation Asia. During this time, he built up extensive experience of M&A, joint venture partnerships and greenfield business development across Asia, EMEA and the Americas.
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About Embark Group: Embark Group provides retirement and financial services.
Richard Wohanka
Director & Chairman of Embark Group
Richard is our largest shareholder of Embark Group and has more than 30 years of experience in financial services, specifically in asset management. He has forged a robust reputation for building global, high-quality, investment-led businesses. He has previously held chief executive officer roles at Union Bancaire Privée (UBP) Asset Management, BNP Paribas Investment Partners (Fortis Investments), WestLB Asset Management and Baring Asset Management. His early career featured successful positions in fixed income and equities at Paribas and the European Banking Corporation. Richard holds non-executive director roles at BTG plc and Scottish Widows. He is Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Scottish Widows Pension Fund and a member of the Board of Trustees of The James Neill Pension Plan. He is a board member of UBP Japan and a trustee of the Nuclear Liabilities Fund. He is also a member of the Board of Julius Baer International and Chairman of the Remuneration Committee.
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About Embark Group: Embark Group provides retirement and financial services.
Tony Gill
Director of Connected Data of Irish Life Corporate Business
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About Irish Life Corporate Business: Irish Life Corporate Business provides company pensions, life assurance, and income protection.
