DENTONS PENSION MANAGEMENT - Key Persons
Andy started at Dentons in January 2018, having graduated from the University of Chichester in 2016. He previously worked for a professional services firm in 2016-2017. Andy's main roles involve the website, social media, brochures, events, mailshots and new business literature. Andy is looking towards specialising in Digital Marketing.
Job Titles:
- Regional Sales Manager, South West
Craig graduated in 2013, and has been working in the SIPP industry ever since. He joined Dentons in June 2021 and his role is focused on developing relationships with financial advisers in the South West of England and South Wales. Craig's experience and knowledge enables him to provide solutions for advisers and their clients whether they have simple or complex needs.
Job Titles:
- Director of Sales & Marketing, London
David has over 30 years' experience developing intermediary relationships in the financial services sector. David joined Dentons in 2011 and became a member of the Board in 2018. He is particularly responsible for Dentons' sales and marketing strategy.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director & Senior Pension Consultant
David joined Dentons in 2013 and brings 21 years' experience within the pension industry. David holds the CII Diploma in Regulated Financial Planning (Dip PFS). He became a Director in January 2021 and Managing Director in 2023.
Job Titles:
- Director & Senior Pension Consultant
Hannah joined Dentons in 2016 originally as Sales Support, her role has moved into becoming a Pension Consultant following achieving the Diploma in Financial Planning. In 2024 Hannah was promoted to Director and became a member of the Board.
Helen joined Dentons in 2010 and is responsible for the marketing for the company including the website, social media, brochures and all client facing marketing materials including new business literature. Helen is also involved in advertising, seminars, and as additional sales support. She holds a Chartered Institute of Marketing degree and Financial Planning Certificate, CII RO4 and RO5 qualified.
Holly joined Dentons in November 2021. In her role as Sales Support Manager she assists professional introducers and clients with new business SIPP and SSAS enquiries and technical support as well as overseeing and developing the Sales Support team. Holly also ensures that new enquiries are dealt with quickly and efficiently through providing, and checking, the essential paperwork required to establish a SIPP or SSAS with Dentons Pensions. Holly was promoted from Sales Support to Sales Support Manager in June 2023.
Job Titles:
- Head of Pensions - Fairmount
Hugh has specialises in member directed self invested pension schemes. He has comprehensive experience in property investments, private company shares and divorce-related advice. Hugh in his capacity as a professional trustee enjoys chairing family meetings especially in difficult circumstances where his mediation and negotiation skills are recognised. Hugh has 42 years' pensions experience, beginning in the employee benefits division of a large life office specialising in the design and administration of defined benefits schemes.
Job Titles:
- Director & Senior Pension Consultant
Ian has been with Dentons since 1994 and was appointed to the board in 2005. He has over 35 years of SSAS experience and 28 years of SIPP experience. He was a Committee Member of the Association of Member Directed Pension Schemes (AMPS) from 2005 to 2007 and SIPP Provider Group from 2000 to 2005. He has a law degree (Hons) from Warwick University as well as the CII Diploma in Financial Services (DipPFS).
Job Titles:
- Regional Sales Director, North & Scotland
James joined Dentons in May 2014 bringing over 29 years' experience with insured and independent SIPP providers. His primary role has been the development of new business from Financial Advisers in the North of England and Scotland. This has focussed on developing new SIPP and SSAS clients who require a more bespoke approach to retirement solutions involving assets such as commercial property, equities and more complex structured investments.
John joined Dentons in October 2023 and has 30 years' experience in the pension industry. He has worked mainly in Client Servicing roles covering all manner of enquiries and enjoys engaging with the customer and building trusting relationships. He is studying towards the CII Diploma in Financial Planning.
Job Titles:
- Senior Pension Consultant
Kate joined Dentons in April 2017 and has over 21 years' experience in the pension industry covering Group Personal Pensions as well as SIPPs and SSASs. She has a Financial Studies Degree (BA Hons) from Sheffield Hallam University as well as the CII Advanced Diploma in Financial Planning (APFS).
Katie joined Dentons in 2022 and works in the sales team, assisting professional introducers and clients with new business enquiries and technical support. She also ensures that new SIPP and SSAS enquiries are resolved quickly by providing the necessary paperwork and assistance required to establish a SIPP or SSAS with Dentons.
Marc Joined Dentons in 2014 and has over 15 years‘ experience in the pensions industry covering Group Personal Pensions as well as SIPPs and SSASs. He holds the CII Diploma in Financial Planning.
Martin joined Dentons in 2012 and brings 33 years' experience within the pensions industry. He holds the Diploma in Regulated Financial Planning.
Martyn Rose has been the majority shareholder of Dentons Holdings plc since 2001. He has helped steer the company through substantial growth to its current financially stable and successful position. Martyn is a qualified barrister and became Chairman of his first publicly listed company at the age of 34. Since that time, he has been Chairman of over twenty five public and private companies with a present involvement in financial services, publishing software, online academic research, manufacturing, recruitment and commercial radio. In addition to his other commercial interests, Martyn has been a trustee of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust, a school governor and co-chaired the National Citizen Service.
Having graduated in 2003, Oliver has worked in self-invested pensions for his entire career with a particular focus on bespoke pension planning including commercial property/land purchases as well as a huge range of other types of assets. Since 2011 his career has been developing SIPP and SSAS business with financial advisers across the Midlands and the North where he has developed a reputation for helping advisers achieve the most technical of transactions.
Richard joined Dentons in January 2021 as part of Dentons Pensions' purchase of Fairmount Trustee Services Ltd from Brown Shipley. Richard has 22 years' experience in the pensions industry, working in an administrative role for Friends Provident from 1997 and moving to Brown Shipley in 2003. Richard has been managing SIPPs and SSAS's and providing professional trustee services and technical assistance for SSAS's for over 17 years, as well as assisting with wealth preservation across generations. Richard holds the CII Diploma in Financial Services (DipPFS).
Job Titles:
- Senior Pension Consultant
Richard joined Dentons in 2015 and brings over 31 years' experience within the Financial Services Industry. He holds the CII Diploma in Financial Planning (Dip PFS).
Job Titles:
- Regional Sales Manager ( South East )
Robert graduated in 2018 and has worked in the Financial Services industry ever since, both in the advisory and platform sectors. Robert joined Dentons Pensions in October 2022, where he looks to utilise his background knowledge of these sectors and SIPPs when enhancing and building new relationships in the South East region.
Robert joined Dentons in January 2024 and brings over 36 years' of experience in the Financial Services Industry. Robert holds the CII Diploma in Regulated Financial Planning.
Job Titles:
- Senior Pension Consultant
Rod joined Dentons in 1997 and has over 35 years' experience in the pensions industry. He currently holds the Financial Planning Certificate and CII Diploma in Financial Planning (DipPFS).
Stephen has been with Dentons since January 2012, having spent all of his working life in the member directed pensions sector at some of the major providers. He joined the industry 35 years ago, training as a SSAS administrator looking after his own portfolio of SSAS clients and soon became a field-based SSAS consultant which involved providing face to face SSAS consultancy services to clients, their financial advisers and accountants. Stephen was elected a Fellow of the PMI in March 2018.
Stephen has worked for Fairmount Trustee Services Ltd since September 2000 and joined Dentons in January 2021 following the purchase of the business from Brown Shipley. Stephen's technical pensions experience and knowledge extends to the provision of pension fund trusteeship, the holding of commercial property as an asset within a pension fund, pension benefits in the event of divorce and the transition of pension benefits in the event of death. Stephen holds the CII Diploma in Financial Services (DipPFS) and the CISI certificate in Advance Financial Planning (MCSI).