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 Gerald Cooney
Tameside
- Chair of the Pension Fund and Executive Leader of Administering Authority (Tameside)
- Chair of Policy and Development Working Group
Cllr Jacqueline North
Tameside
- Vice Chair (1st Deputy) of the Pension Fund
- Chair of Investments and ESG Working Group
- Administration, Employer Funding and Viability Working Group
- Policy and Development Working Group
Cllr Jim Fitzpatrick
Tameside
- Deputy Chair (2nd Deputy) of the Pension Fund
- Chair of Administration, Employer Funding and Viability Working Group
- Investment, Monitoring, and ESG
- Policy and Development Working Group
Cllr Jean Drennan
Tameside
- Administration, Employer Funding and Viability Working Group
Cllr Denise Ward
Tameside
- Administration, Employer Funding and Viability Working Group
Cllr Liam Billington
Tameside
- Administration, Employer Funding and Viability Working Group
Cllr Vincent Ricci
Tameside
- Administration, Employer Funding and Viability Working Group
Cllr Jackie Lane
Tameside
- Administration, Employer Funding and Viability Working Group
Cllr Susan Quinn
Tameside
- Investments and ESG Working Group
Cllr John Taylor
Tameside
- Investments and ESG Working Group
Cllr Laura Boyle
Tameside
- Investments and ESG Working Group
Cllr Charlotte Martin
Tameside
- Administration, Employer Funding and Viability Working Group
Cllr George Jones
Tameside
- Investments and ESG Working Group
Cllr Champak Mistry
Bolton
- Administration, Employer Funding and Viability Working Group
Cllr Joan Grimshaw
Bury
- Administration, Employer Funding and Viability Working Group
Cllr Abdul Jabbar
Oldham
- Investments and ESG Working Group
Petula Herbert
Ministry of Justice
- Policy and Development Working Group
Cllr Shaun O'Neill
Rochdale
- Policy and Development Working Group
Cllr Andrew Walters
Salford
- Investments and ESG Working Group
Cllr Lisa Smart
Stockport
- Investments and ESG Working Group
Cllr Jill Axford
Trafford
- Administration, Employer Funding and Viability Working Group
Cllr Nazia Rehman
Wigan
- Administration, Employer Funding and Viability Working Group
Cllr Basat Sheikh
Manchester
- Policy and Development Working Group
Advisory Panel
Employer representatives
Councillor G Cooney – Tameside (Chair)
Councillor C Mistry - Bolton
Councillor J Grimshaw - Bury
Councillor B Sheikh - Manchester
Councillor A Jabbar – Oldham
Councillor S O'Neill - Rochdale
Councillor A Walters - Salford
Councillor L Smart - Stockport
Councillor J Axford - Trafford
Councillor N Rehman – Wigan
Employee representatives
Ken Drury
UNITE
- Investments and ESG Working Group
Frank Llewellyn
UNITE
- Administration, Employer Funding and Viability Working Group
John Thompson
UNITE
- Policy and Development Working Group
Gale Blackburn
UNISON
- Administration and Employer Funding Viability Working Group
Scott Caplan
UNISON
- Investments and ESG Working Group
Alan Flatley
GMB
- Investments and ESG Working Group
- Administration, Employer Funding and Viability Working Group
Observers
John Pantall
Councillor John Taylor
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