Spence & Partners, (Spence), one of the leading providers of pensions advisory and data services to pensions schemes in the UK, is delighted to announce two senior appointments within its operations team. Eileen Carr joins as Head of Scheme Implementations, and Scott Sneddon has been appointed as a Team Leader inPensions Administration.
Eileen joins the firm with extensive experience in pensions operations and programme management. Over her career, she has led complex scheme transitions and transformation projects for both private and public sector clients, ensuring seamless delivery, governance, and member outcomes.
In her new role, Eileen will oversee all aspects of scheme onboarding and transition management, working closely with clients and internal teams to ensure effective implementation of new schemes and services. This appointment reinforces Spences’ commitment to operational excellence and its continued investment in specialist leadership across key areas of its business.
Scott brings strong technical expertise and a sustained commitment to high service standards, supported by almost 17 years’ experience within the pensions industry.
He has worked across a diverse portfolio of Defined Benefit (DB), Defined Contribution (DC) and CARE pension schemes, covering a wide range of benefit structures and levels of complexity. Scott’s experience includes supporting day-to-day administration alongside the resolution of complex technical and benefit queries, ensuring accurate and timely outcomes for members and trustees.
In his new role, Scott will play a key role in supporting Spence’s administration teams, helping to maintain consistent, high-quality service delivery across the firm’s client schemes.
Commenting on the appointments, Alan Collins, Managing Director at Spence & Partners, said: “We’re thrilled to welcome Eileen and Scott. Both bring extensive industry expertise and proven track records. Eileen in driving operational transformation, while Scott’s experience in leading p pensions administration will strengthen our day-to-day delivery. Their appointments will be invaluable as we continue expanding our client base and enhancing our member experience.
Eileen added: “Spence has an outstanding reputation for innovation and service quality. I’m excited to lead the scheme implementations function and contribute to delivering exceptional outcomes for our clients and scheme members.”
Scott commented: “Joining Spence is an excellent opportunity to build on my experience in leading pensions administration within a forward-thinking environment. I’m looking forward to contributing to the team’s continued growth and service quality.”
About Spence & Partners
Spence is focused on service excellence for employers and trustees operating DB pension schemes. Our clients range from large UK PLCs and Government bodies to small-to-medium sized employers and charities.
Spence is on a mission to simplify the delivery of pensions. Our approach takes friction out of the supplier chain and gives members a better experience. We automate 100% of benefits and our combined administration, actuarial and accounting system (Mantle) makes accurate information available to the Trustee and other stakeholders when and how they need it.
