Our business development and transition team
We are initial point of contact for all advisers. We'll answer any queries and will structure and deliver a de-risking solution that's flexible, convenient and meets the needs of your scheme and sponsor.
Our transition managers work with trustees and your administrator to complete the data cleanse and set up ‘shadow’ records at Just. This ensures we administer your policy to the high standards we set for ourselves.
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Rob MechemDirector of DB Business Development01737 233 307 - Rob.Mechem@wearejust.co.uk
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Martin ParkerDB Business Development Manager01737 308 739 - Martin.Parker@wearejust.co.uk
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Prashant MehtaDB Business Development Manager01737 233 349 - Prashant.Mehta@wearejust.co.uk
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Peter JenningsDB Business Development Manager01737 827 381 – Peter.Jennings@wearejust.co.uk
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Andrea CollinsSenior DB Business Development Manager01737 308 992 - Andrea.Collins@wearejust.co.uk
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David PhelpsDB Business Development & Marketing Manager01737 308 902 – David.Phelps@wearejust.co.uk
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Tasnia ChoudhuryDB Business Development Support01737 827 218 – Tasnia.Choudhury@wearejust.co.uk
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Lucy LoughboroughDB Business Development Support01737 827 466 – Lucy.Loughborough@wearejust.co.uk
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Louise EllisdonClient Relationship Transition Manager01737 308 997 – Louise.Ellisdon@wearejust.co.uk
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Tom JobbingsClient Relationship Transition Manager01737 827 826 – Tom.Jobbings@wearejust.co.uk
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Gareth ReesSenior Buyout Manager01737 233 243 – Gareth.Rees@wearejust.co.uk
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Michael HerdClient Relationship Transition Consultant01737 233 133 – Michael.Herd@wearejust.co.uk
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Alma Goyanes-PayneClient Relationship Transition Support01737 827 781 – Alma.Goyanes-Payne@wearejust.co.uk
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Jerome JohnstonClient Relationship Transition Support01737 827 823 -Jerome.Johnston@wearejust.co.uk
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Pretty Sagoo - Managing Director of DB SolutionsPretty leads our DB business and is a member of the Group Executive Committee reporting to David Richardson. She’s a subject-matter expert in bulk annuities and the pensions risk transfer market and has significant practical experience in driving change, innovation and creating sustainable growth. She joined from Athora in 2022, the specialist insurance and reinsurance group, where she was head of new business and pensions. Prior to this, her roles included head of pricing and execution for Pension Risk Transfer at L&G and head of insurance and pensions solutions at Deutsche Bank. |
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Rob Mechem – Director of DB Business DevelopmentRob leads the business development, transition and marketing teams. His team are the initial point of contact for trustees, their advisers and our clients. He joined Aviva in 1998 and led their bulk annuity pricing team prior to joining Just in 2014. A qualified life insurance actuary, Rob’s actuarial expertise helps ensure we’re asking the right questions to focus our expertise so we maximise value for trustees and advisers. Rob views transition as an extension of the new business process, so the tender and transition process to true-up are controlled by his team. He’s active in the pensions media ensuring trustees understand the importance of rigorous preparation of their member data before approaching the market, especially if they’re smaller schemes. Outside work Rob is a keen marathon runner. |
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Phillip Sturgess - Director of DB CommercialPhil leads our proposition and pricing team. Prior to joining, he held a number of senior actuarial roles at de-risking specialist Lucida covering pricing, longevity and reporting. He has also worked at Guardian, Milliman and Aviva in roles that often had an annuity focus. The proposition team are responsible for product innovations in response to trustee and adviser needs. For example, the team completed our first DB Partnering transaction in early 2020 and have recently enhanced our deferred member proposition to strengthen our buy-out capability in response to demand from trustees. The pricing team manage development of quotations and when we’re appointed, they calculate the ‘true-ups’ that are required. Outside work Phillip enjoys a range of sports including snowboarding, golf and running. |
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Laura Pertile - Director of DB OperationsLaura leads our operations and administration functions. Prior to joining in 2020, she held senior operations roles at Equiniti, was head of customer services at Retirement Advantage and worked at L&G. Following completion of the transition process, her team deliver a comprehensive package of ongoing support including managing the monthly payment cycle at buy-in, the implementation of buy-outs and the management of our administrator Mercer. Outside work Laura enjoys sailing, travelling and cooking having discovered a recent passion for gardening. |
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Heather Vaughan - Director of DB Operational Developments and StrategyHeather joined us in 2012 to establish our operations and administration functions, handing-over to Laura in 2020. Prior to joining she held senior operations roles at Prudential, Paternoster and Rothesay Life. She has extensive industry experience in managing pension schemes of all sizes and has managed operations for 200 transactions at Just, ensuring a great experience for our trustee and individual policyholders. As more schemes approach their end-games, her current focus is to deliver scalability at the same time as maintaining service quality. Outside work Heather enjoys travelling, skiing and mountain biking. |
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Suhasini Gunasena - Lead Legal Counsel, DBShe has significant pensions experience gained from top tier law firms including Allen and Overy, Freshfields and Mayer Brown. Her team have specialist expertise in the complex legal issues surrounding de-risking and so they’re able to identify the legal requirements of each transaction early on, allowing us to manage any issues quickly and bring contract negotiations to a swift conclusion. Outside work Suhasini enjoys travelling, theatre and ballet. |
Asset Sourcing and Investment TeamThis team support DB Solutions by investing the premiums from bulk annuity transactions and managing the assets. They are responsible for asset sourcing, asset allocation decisions and the operation of our £23bn annuity asset portfolio to meet the requirements of Solvency II. They help ensure we can meet our liabilities to policyholders whilst delivering returns that enable us to offer attractive bulk annuity pricing to trustees. Our portfolio of investments are selected and managed against a set of ESG criteria to ensure they’re sustainable which is important given the relatively long duration of DB liabilities. |