Broadstone expands DC team with new head

Broadstone has announced the appointment of  Kelly Parsons (pictured) as Head of DC Proposition. 

Parsons joins Broadstone from Mercer Marsh Benefits where she led a team of benefit consultants advising employers on pensions, as well as group risk and healthcare. 

She brings over 24 years of extensive experience in pensions and employee benefits with particular expertise in team management, proposition development and fostering a culture of continuous improvement and growth.

Her previous roles include client servicing and business development at Arthur J Gallagher as well as consulting on Group and Executive Pensions at JLT/Alexander Forbes.

Broadstone said that Parsons will develop and innovate the defined contribution (DC) pension proposition to meet evolving client and market needs, enhance financial education initiatives to improve member engagement and oversee provider research to ensure the delivery of market leading solutions. She will lead and expand a high-performing team dedicated to client service and business expansion.

The creation of this role reflects Broadstone’s significant recent growth as well as its ambitions to build further momentum in its Employee Benefits Consulting division.

Damon Hopkins, head of DC Workplace Savings at Broadstone, said: “It is exciting to bring Kelly to Broadstone as she will add significant experience in a key growth market for the business. At a time of much change in the pensions market, her expertise will be invaluable in helping new and existing clients deliver best-in-class pension provision for their employees.”

Parsons said: “I am passionate about collaboration and delivering client-centric solutions that ultimately help people achieve better outcomes in retirement with their pensions. This role gives me the opportunity to do just that alongside Broadstone’s continued success and growth in the pensions sector.”

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