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Moves Aon Hewitt has announced it has appointed Stuart McKinnon (above) as a principal consultant in its global investment consulting practice, based in London. McKinnon has over 17 years of experience in the field of investment management. He joins Aon Hewitt after five years with Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP). Prior to working at LCP, McKinnon was with Close Wealth Management, latterly as co-head of its
investment team and with Threadneedle Investment Management, where he worked both on the fixed interest desk and in its risk management department. McKinnon has a degree in economics from Durham University, a postgraduate diploma in actuarial science from Heriot-Watt University, and qualified as a Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries in 1995. Pacific Life Re has announced the promotion of Paul Lewis (top right) to the new role of chief pricing officer. He will join the executive committee reporting
High Finance Group Specialist Actuarial Recruiters since 2002 to the CEO with overall responsibility for pricing in the UK and overseas markets. Lewis has been with Pacific Life Re since 2007. Julian Leigh (below) became head actuary at S.A. Meacock & Company in October.
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If you could learn one random skill, what would you learn? I’d learn to fly a plane.
How would your best friend describe you?
Favourite Excel function? Cell – a quick
Cool, calm and ELECTRIC.
reference tool has helped me many times.
What’s your most treasured possession?
What motivates you? Philosophy of Kaizen
How do you relax away from the office?
My biceps.
and competition.
A good workout in the gym.
What would be your personal motto?
Alternative career choice?
Employer and area of work
You only get smarter by playing a smarter opponent.
“The first rule of marketing is...” “Buy low, sell high.”
Name five dream guests to invite to your dinner party? Bill Clinton, Alex Ferguson, the Duchess of Cambridge, Beyoncé, Adriana Lima.
What’s your most ‘actuarial’ habit? Modelling.
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I’d like to be an actor.
Tell us something unusual about yourself I am one of eight brothers and one sister. We couldn’t be more different – lecturer (Sociology), economist, dentist, doctor, auditor, actuary, finance analyst, and two students.
Greatest risk you have ever taken? Developing my first property.
If you could go back in history, who would you like to meet? Ramesses II, longest ruling Pharaoh (aka Ramesses The Great).
What are the top three things you would like to achieve in your lifetime? 1. Qualify as an actuary 2. Become a property tycoon 3. Build my dream home
If you ruled the world, what would you change first? I would introduce global tax.
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