LPPI is onboarding 25 new joiners and opened the doors to its Bristol office as the pool deepens the support it provides to partner funds following Fit for the Future. Of these appointments, 15 join from Brunel Pensions Partnership. The new hires will work across LPPI’s investment, legal, compliance and operations teams.
Brunel’s Chief Operating Officer, Joe Webster, is also joining LPPI’s Executive Committee, where he will lead the pool’s technology and data teams as it develops new solutions for partner funds. He follows Roelie van Wijk, who recently joined LPPI’s board as a non-executive director.
The hires will be spread across LPPI’s London and new Bristol offices. The Bristol office complements the pool’s existing sites in Preston and London and maintains a local presence for all partner funds.
The office opening and appointments mark another important milestone in LPPI’s Fit for the Future process, following the successful onboarding of six new partner funds, which brought the pool’s total assets under management (AUM) to approximately £55bn from 1st April 2026.
Three of the new roles are in client management to support LPPI’s increase in partner funds specifically: Chris Crozier, Senior Manager, Bethan Jones, Manager, and Alice Spikings, Senior Associate.
Chris Rule, Chief Executive Officer at LPPI, said: "By welcoming our new colleagues and establishing our Bristol office, we are adding to and retaining critical expertise within the LGPS at a crucial time, strengthening our ability to support partner funds across the country.
“Collaboration and scale enable us to develop new offerings and solutions that meet the evolving needs of our partner funds. Together, we are well positioned to deliver even greater value for members and employers."
Lorraine Taylor, Chief People and Culture Officer at LPPI, added: “This move will help us grow the ambitious, professional culture we’ve built to deliver on behalf of our partner funds. Our on-the-ground presence is critical if we are to contribute to the communities and regions we serve.
“The expansion also reflects the scalability of our model, enabling us to support a growing number of partner funds and significantly increased AUM while maintaining an efficient organisation.”
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Jamie Williamson (Citypress on behalf of LPPI)
Jamie.williamson@citypress.co.uk; 0131 516 5551