Executive Committee
Councillor Doug McMurdo
Chairman
Doug is Chair of the Local Authority Pension Fund Forum and a member of the Bedfordshire Pension Fund. He is also the Ward Councillor for Sharnbrook Ward representing six rural communities in north Bedfordshire.
Councillor Yvonne Johnson
Vice-Chair
Yvonne is the chair of the Shareholder committee of the LCIV. Cabinet member in Ealing for Schools and Children’s services and deputy leader of the council. Member of the Scheme Advisory Board where she chairs the Investment governance and engagement committee.
Councillor Toby Simon
Executive
Cllr Simon had previously served on the LAPFF Executive for 7 years until 2018 as Chair of the LB Enfield PF. He has now now moved and been elected as a member of Bath & NE Somerset Council, the AA for Avon PF.
Rachel Brothwood
Executive
Rachel Brothwood is Director of Pensions at the West Midlands Pension Fund and has been appointed as Hon Treasurer for LAPFF. A qualified Actuary, Rachel joined the WMPF in 2015 having previously worked with a wide range of organisations, advising on risk management in pension scheme funding and investment.
Tom Harrington
Executive
Tom is the Assistant Director (Investments) of the Greater Manchester Pension Fund, the largest LGPS fund in the UK. GMPF is administered by Tameside MBC, where Tom began his career as a trainee accountant.
Euan Miller
Executive
Euan is the Managing Director at West Yorkshire Pension Fund (‘WYPF’), which has approximately £17bn of assets and 300,000 members. WYPF also manages shared service administration arrangements for a number of other LGPS funds and fire services. Euan contributes to a number of industry groups, both in the LGPS and wider pensions market. These include being a member of the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association’s Policy Board and Local Authority Committee.
Councillor Rob Chapman
Executive
Rob is Cabinet Member for Finance and Chair of the Pension Committee at LB Hackney. He has previously held positions as Chair of Hackney’s Governance and Resources Scrutiny Commission and as its Chief Whip. Hackney’s representative on the London Collective Investment Vehicle (CIV) Sectoral Committee since 2014, he now sits as its Vice Chair on the CIV Shareholder’s Committee.
Neil Sellstrom
Executive
Neil is the Principal Investment Manager for the Tyne and Wear Pension Fund. In his role he is responsible all aspects of the Fund’s investment portfolio including setting the Investment Strategy and asset allocation, managing the investment structure and implementing the responsible investment policy.
Councillor John Gray
Executive
Cllr Gray has represented West Ham ward in Newham, East London, since 2010. He is the Cabinet Lead for Housing Services and the Deputy Mayor (Statutory). He is a member of the Newham Pension Committee, a Trade Union appointed member of the Tower Hamlets Pension Board and a Trustee of the UNISON Staff Pension Scheme (and Chair of its Investment sub-committee). His background is in front line Social Housing management.
Laura Colliss
Executive
Laura has worked for the North East Scotland Pension Fund for 21 years, during that time her role has evolved from being responsible for the accounting function to include investments. From 2013 taking on responsibility for the entire Pension Fund as the Pension Fund Manager, including all aspects of service delivery. Laura is also an advisor to the Scottish Scheme Advisory Board and is part of the PLSA Scottish Group.
Councillor Paul Convery
Executive
Paul represents Caledonian ward in Islington where he has been the Pension Committee chair since 2019 and is one of the London Boroughs’ representatives on the LCIV shareholder committee. Paul is also the current Executive (Cabinet) member for finance. He is a social science graduate of Bristol University and has had a career in public policy research, strategy and analysis.
Councillor Jaspreet Jaspal
Executive
‘Councillor Jaspreet Jaspal is Chair of the West Midlands Pension Fund, one of the UK's largest Local Government Pension Scheme funds, serving seven West Midlands local authorities and around 100 participating employers. Councillor Jaspal has represented Heath Town Ward on Wolverhampton Council since 2021. She previously chaired the Council's Audit and Risk Committee and is a former member of the West Midlands Combined Authority Audit, Risk & Assurance Committee. Professionally, she has built a career in healthcare delivery within a regulated profession, including the supervision and development of trainees. Her experience spans healthcare, governance, risk oversight, pension fund stewardship and public service.’