Tameside MBC delegates the day to day running of GMPF to a committee called the Pension Fund Management Panel. The panel set up three working groups that consider areas of Greater Manchester Pension Fund’s work in more detail and make recommendations. An Advisory Panel supports the Management Panel and Director of Pensions.
Management Panel

Cllr Brenda Warrington
Tameside
- Chair of the Pension Fund and Executive Leader of Administering Authority (Tameside).
- Chair of Policy and Development Working Group.
Email Cllr Warrington

Cllr Gerald P Cooney
Tameside
- Deputy Vice Chair of the Pension Fund.
- Chair of Investments and ESG Working Group.
- Policy and Development Working Group.
- Administration, Employer Funding and Viability Working Group.

Cllr Mike Smith
Tameside
- Deputy Chair of the Pension Fund.
- Chair – Administration, Employer Funding and Viability Working Group.
- Policy and Development Working Group.
- Investments and ESG Working Group.

Cllr Clive Patrick
Tameside
- Administration, Employer Funding and Viability Working Group.

Cllr Vincent Ricci
Tameside
- Investments and ESG Working Group
- Administration, Employer Funding and Viability Working Group.

Cllr Eleanor Wills
Tameside
- Administration, Employer Funding and Viability Working Group.

Cllr Tafheen Sharif
Tameside
- Administration, Employer Funding and Viability Working Group.

Cllr Stuart Hartigan
Bolton
- Investment Monitoring and ESG Working Group.
- Administration and Employer Funding Viability Working Group.

Cllr Joan Grimshaw
Bury
- Administration, Employer Funding and Viability Working Group.

Cllr Abdul Jabbar
Oldham
- Investments and ESG Working Group.
- Administration, Employer Funding and Viability Working Group.

Cllr Peter Joinson
Rochdale
- Investment Monitoring and ESG Working Group.
- Administration, Employer Funding and Viability Working Group.

Cllr Alan Mitchell
Trafford
- Investments and ESG Working Group.
- Administration, Employer Funding and Viability Working Group.

Cllr Keith Cunliffe
Wigan
- Administration, Employer Funding and Viability Working Group.

Cllr Paul Andrews
Manchester
- Investments and ESG Working Group.
- Administration, Employer Funding and Viability Working Group.
Advisory Panel
Employer representatives
Councillor B Warrington – Tameside (Chair)
Councillor S Hartigan - Bolton
Councillor J Grimshaw - Bury
Councillor P Andrews - Manchester
Councillor A Jabbar – Oldham
Councillor P Joinson - Rochdale
Councillor M Barnes - Salford
Councillor J Taylor - Stockport
Councillor A Mitchell - Trafford
Councillor K Cunliffe – Wigan
Employee representatives

Ken Drury
UNITE
- Investments and ESG Working Group
- Administration, Employer Funding and Viability Working Group

Frank Llewellyn
UNITE
- Investments and ESG Working Group
- Administration, Employer Funding and Viability Working Group

Gale Blackburn
UNISON
- Administration and Employer Funding Viability Working Group

Alan Flatley
GMB
- Investments and ESG Working Group
- Administration, Employer Funding and Viability Working Group
Observers
External advisors
Three external advisors assist the Advisory Panel regarding investment related issues. The advisors are:
R S Bowie - Guardian Partner, Hymans Robertson
P Moizer - Professor and Dean of Business School, University of Leeds
M Powers - Retired Investment Manager