Meet your Trustees
There are 10 Trustees who look after your Scheme. 5 are elected by members. The other 5 are appointed by the Trustees themselves.
Elected Trustees are chosen by members. They serve for 5 years at a time. Click on the constituency to see which Trustee represents that area.
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MPS Appointed Trustees
Appointed Trustee Directors are appointed by the trustees themselves for the skills and experience they bring to the Scheme. Your appointed Trustees are:
Gary Saunders (Trustee Director and Chair)
I was appointed as a Trustee and Chair of the Committee of Management in May 2024. I have worked in manufacturing and retail industries for 25 years with Quaker Oats, Nestle, Sainsbury's, and DS Smith; latterly as Divisional CEO of DS Smith's European Corrugated Packaging business. I am currently the Chair of Trustee of DS Smith's UK Defined Benefit Pension Fund. I also Chair the Advisory Board of Autumna Ltd, a start-up business supporting individuals and families in finding the right care home for their needs. In my spare time, I enjoy watching rugby, travelling, cooking, and spending time with my grandchildren and family.
Paula Hay-Plumb OBE (Chair of MESC and DASC)
I was appointed as a Trustee in December 2021 and I am Chair of both the Member Experience Sub-committee and the Discretions & Appeals Sub-committee. A Chartered Accountant, my experience as both an executive and non-executive Director spans the private, public and charitable sectors. I spent nine years on the Board of national regeneration agency English Partnerships and in 1997/98 I was Chair of the Coalfields Taskforce, subsequently becoming a founding Trustee of the Coalfields Regeneration Trust. My other current non-executive appointments include The Crown Estate, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Michelmersh Brick Holdings plc. I was delighted to be awarded an OBE in the King’s Birthday Honours list 2023.
James McAleenan (Chair of RASC)
I was appointed as a Trustee in August 2018 and I am Chair of the Risk & Assurance Sub-committee. Having worked in the financial industry for over 40 years, for KPMG, JPMorgan and BNP Paribas, I retired from full time employment in 2016 and am now a part time Trustee and Non-Executive Director for a charity, for a financial consultancy as well as for the Mineworkers' Pension Scheme. My experience in financial services includes roles as a Pension Trustee, as Chair of an Audit and Risk committee and as a CEO for a service provider to the pensions and investments industry.
John McLaughlin (Chair of ISC)
I joined the Committee of Management on 1 September 2021 as a Trustee and as Chair of the Investment Sub-committee. I worked for 24 years at Schroder Investment Management in a variety of roles, including as Head of Multi-Asset Investment. I am currently an independent director of the investment manager T. Rowe Price UK Limited and a member of the investment committee of The Kings Fund. I am also a trustee of the recycling charity Furnistore, which provides basic furniture to low-income families in East Surrey.
Dr Pretty Sagoo
I was appointed as a Trustee with effect from 21 September 2023. I am the Managing Director of Just Group’s Defined Benefit de-risking business, and a member of the Group Executive Committee. I have worked in the financial industry for 21 years at Athora, L&G, Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs. Risk and investment management of pension liabilities has featured greatly in my career. I have been a pension fund trustee since 2010 of various pension schemes, and more recently have served on the Board of Cardiff University, as a Lay Member of Council, as well as a member of the Investment and Banking Sub-Committee.
MPS Elected Trustees
Ken Capstick
I am the Pensioner Representative Trustee for Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire, having been elected in October 2016, and am currently a member of the Risk & Assurance Sub-committee. I worked underground in the mining industry for 38 years and was an NUM Branch Delegate and NUM Yorkshire Area Executive member and Vice-Chairman of the NUM Yorkshire Area. I worked as a coordinator of further and higher education for Thomas Danby College in Leeds before becoming editor of the NUM Journal ‘The Miner’ and administrator of the NUM’s website, positions I held for six years until 2010. I am on the Guardian’s ‘Comment is Free’ online panel and have been commissioned by the Guardian to write a number of articles. I hold an intermediate certificate in bookkeeping and undertake training courses regularly to keep up to date with current issues facing the Scheme and have gained a number of certificates in economics.
Bobby Clelland
I was first elected as the Pensioner Representative Trustee for Scotland, North West England and North Wales in October 2009. I am currently a member of the Investment Sub-committee, the Member Experience Sub-committee and the Discretions & Appeals Sub-committee. I worked underground for 26 years and was also Captain of the Mines Rescue Brigade. I am an active member of the NUM and have held various positions over the years. I am currently a representative for the medical appeals tribunal and an elected member of the Fife Council for West Fife and Coastal Villages.
Alan Gascoyne
I was re-elected as the Pensioner Representative Trustee for Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire in August 2022 having held the position previously from 2006 to 2014, and am currently a member of the Member Experience Sub-committee and the Discretions & Appeals Sub-committee. I worked in the coal industry for 23 years and held a number of positions within the NUM, including Branch Secretary, Area Vice President and member of the Derbyshire Area Executive Committee. I have continued to represent former miners and their families in my constituency from my base at Shirebrook Miners Welfare since leaving the industry.
Anthony W. Jones
I was first elected as the Pensioner Representative Trustee for Central and Southern England and South Wales in October 2012 and am currently a member of the Risk & Assurance Sub-committee. I worked underground for 22 years, holding various posts in the industry; I served as Lodge Committee Secretary, and Chairman of the NUM South Wales Area. I was a previously elected member of Carmarthenshire County Council, and a Board Member of Dyfed Pension Scheme. I am currently Trustee of Ammanford & District Miners Welfare, the Swansea Valley Miners Disaster Trust and Ammanford Miners Theatre.
Allen Young
I was first elected as the Pensioner Representative Trustee for North East England and Overseas in April 2005 and am currently a member of the Investment Sub-committee. I worked in the coal industry for 20 years and my previous experience includes positions as a Lodge Secretary and Member of the NUM’s Durham Area and North East Area Executive Committee. I am currently an Independent Financial Adviser regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
The Trustees' duties
How Trustees look after your pension