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Joe Ireland

Trustee Manager

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Joe is an accomplished project manager with strong expertise in pension provision and excellent interpersonal skills, enabling him to consistently deliver positive outcomes for clients.

As the main point of contact for many clients, including both trustees and advisers, he has extensive experience managing a wide range of Defined Benefit (DB) scheme matters.

Joe’s experience spans strategic trustee advice and long-term planning, leading adviser selection processes, managing s75 debt exercises, overseeing buy-in and buy-out transactions, and enhancing scheme governance. He places a particular focus on helping clients meet the requirements of the General Code and ensure compliance with Effective System of Governance (ESOG) and Own Risk Assessment (ORA) obligations.

Joe works within IGG’s Outsourced Governance Services (OGS) team, supporting schemes in understanding and delivering ESOG and ORA. He leads reviews, helps clients and internal teams prepare ahead of ORA deadlines, and ensures that trustees and staff have the right training and resources to meet expectations.

Joe is the key contact for several schemes and is actively involved in their day-to-day management and governance.

He has led multiple adviser review exercises, ensuring schemes receive high-quality advice and value for money. This has included appointing risk brokers to position schemes effectively ahead of buy-in or buy-out transactions.

Joe also works closely with pension managers to provide outsourced support, helping manage daily operations and delivering key projects in collaboration with trustees, sponsors, and other stakeholders.Joe is currently working towards completing his Advanced Diploma in Retirement Provision, has successfully passed both Awards in Pension Trusteeship exams, and is on track to achieve trustee accreditation in 2025.

  • Conducting adviser review exercises to ensure value for money (VfM) from scheme advisers
  • Extensive project management experience across Bulk Transfers, Liability Management, Section 75 debt exercises, Adviser transitions, Buy-ins, and Buy-outs
  • Supporting schemes with Effective System of Governance (ESOG) and Own Risk Assessment (ORA) requirements
  • Managing financial performance and benchmarking to drive value for money across all scheme activities
  • Building strong relationships with advisers and trustee boards, while managing ongoing actions
  • Maintaining and regularly updating governance frameworks and documentation
  • Developing and delivering member communications
  • Overseeing day-to-day scheme operations and ensuring smooth delivery of services
  • Managing the Trustee Report and Accounts process
  • Supporting pensions managers in the daily running of schemes and delivery of key projects
  • Preparing for, attending and presenting, and following up on trustee meetings
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Independent Governance Group ("IGG") is the trading name of Ross Trustees Services Limited (07904277), Independent Trustee Services Limited (02567540), Independent Trustee Limited (02473669), Clarity Trustees Limited (12470917), Leadenhall Independent Trustees Limited (02303944) all registered in England and Wales. Registered office address: 4th Floor Cannon Place, 78 Cannon Street, London EC4N 6HL. IC Select Limited (SC331180). Registered office address: DWF LLP, 103 Waterloo Street, Glasgow G2 7BW.

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