The Border to Coast Pensions Partnership has appointed an interim chief investment officer, chief risk officer and head of equities and alternatives.
The pool, which will be based in Leeds, will invest the assets of Bedfordshire, Cumbria, Durham, East Riding, Lincolnshire, Northumberland, North Yorkshire, Surrey, South Yorkshire, Teesside, Tyne and Wear and Warwickshire LGPS pension funds, totalling £43bn.
The interim chief investment officer position has been given to John Harrison, who until recently has advised Surrey’s local authority pension fund. Harrison begins his role from February and will be focusing on setting up the pool’s investment function and to oversee the transition of assets into Border to Coast.
Manda McConnell will be the pool's chief risk officer. McConnell will help to establish a risk framework to support the company’s application for Financial Conduct Authority approval.
The pool has also appointed Mark Lyon as its head of equities and alternatives. Lyon is currently head of investments at East Riding Pension Fund.
