The Pensions Regulator

Regulator confirms appointment of new executive director

Ref: PN08-19
15 September 2008

The Pensions Regulator today confirmed the appointment of Graham Brammer as a new executive director with lead responsibility for the design and delivery of the new employer duties contained in the current Pensions Bill.

Mr Brammer will be taking up his new position today (15 September). He was formerly director, account servicing operations and board director of UK retail banking for the Barclays Group where he was responsible for leading several major transformation programmes, with overall responsibility for all retail banking operations (excluding mortgages) including global payment systems, payment operations to support over 10 million customers and Barclays' ATM networks. He led a team of 3000 staff.

Announcing the new appointment David Norgrove, the regulator's chairman, said: “I am delighted that Graham Brammer is joining us to help to lead the design and delivery of our new role in relation to the new employer duties. This represents a major undertaking for the organisation and Graham's breadth of experience in the commercial sector will be invaluable.”

Mr Brammer will report direct to chief executive, Tony Hobman, and will be a member of the regulator's executive team.

Editor's notes

1. The appointment, which is for an initial three-year period, has been made following a full and open competition.
2. Graham Brammer, who is married with three children, worked in a number of senior positions within the Barclays Group over a number of years. He was appointed as board director of UK retail banking in 2006. He has previously served as a non-executive director of the estates board of HM Revenue & Customs and is an associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers.