The first 20 judges for the UK Pensions Awards 2021 have been confirmed.

They are:

• Andrew Evans, independent trustee

• Ava Lau, director of global benefits, pensions and mobility at London Stock Exchange Group

• Caroline Eastwood, pensions manager at Skipton Building Society

• Chris Clifton, chair of trustees at Husqvarna UK Pensions Trustee

• Chris Parrott, head of pensions at Heathrow Airport

• Darren Philp, director of policy and communication at Smart Pension

• Donna Hobbs, European pensions manager at Xerox

• Duncan Buchanan, pension partner at Hogan Lovells and past-president of the Society of Pension Professionals

• Eve Keith, pensions manager at Unison

• Evie Slater, director at Evalpa Consulting and head of pensions & benefits at MS Amlin

• Fiona Brown, group head of pensions at Rolls Royce

• Joanna Matthews, director at Capital Cranfield

• Kevin LeGrand, independent pensions consultant and past-president of the Pensions Management Institute and Society of Pension Professionals

• Kim Gubler, chairwoman of PASA, trustee of the Crystal Master Trust and director of KGC Associates

• Lesley Carline, director of KGC Associates and immediate-past president of the Pensions Management Institute

• Maria Nazarova-Doyle, head of pension investments at Scottish Widows

• Oliver Payne, European pensions manager at the Ford Motor Company

• Richard Law-Deeks , chief executive officer at the Royal Mail Pension Plan

• Roger Mattingly, trustee director at Ross Trustees

• Susan Phillips, director at Go Pensions

The remaining judges for this year’s awards will be announced over the coming weeks.