Two non-executive directors have been reappointed to The Pensions Regulator’s (TPR) board.
The Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed that the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Mel Stride, has reappointed Katie Kapernaros and Chris Morson as non-executive directors for another four years, starting 1 April 2024.
Their first term in the role is due to end on 31 March 2024. Morson will also continue in his role as chair of The Pension Regulator's (TPR) audit, risk and assurance committee.
Sarah Smart, chair of the TPR, said: “I am delighted that Katie and Chris have been reappointed. They both have a diverse combination of background and skills that will be really important for us as we develop the next phase of our Corporate Strategy and progress our journey to becoming a data-led and digitally enabled regulator.”
Kapernaros said: “I am very happy to be appointed for another term at TPR. We have much to do in the transformation and value-for-money space, and I look forward to continuing to add my experience to the great mix of skills we have on the board.”
Industry expertise
Kapernaros is an executive in the IT industry and has spent most of her career at IBM, managing large operational teams and budgets. She has lived and worked in Australia, Singapore and the UK, and has managed teams across the world.
One of her notable projects was working on the Sydney Olympics and she has portfolio of non-executive roles in the public sector, covering digital, property and health organisations. She has volunteered in the charity and sports arenas, and is a Fellow of the British Computer Society, where she also volunteers on some of their committees.
Morson has previously been a non-executive director and audit committee member at DVLA from 2013-2020, and at HM Land Registry from 2018-2020 where he has been interim chair of the audit committee and a member of the remuneration committee.
He was a non-executive director at the Money Advice Service (now part of Money and Pensions Service), as well as audit and risk committee and nominations committee member. He is a non-executive director at Royal London Asset Management Limited and has spent much of his executive career in financial services. Most recently, he has specialised in digital transformation at scale, as managing director of the digital business of RBS/NatWest, and then at Virgin Money.
