Ann Rigby has worked as an independent professional trustee for ten years, joining BESTrustees in 2013 having previously worked as a scheme actuary for over 25 years. Ann is fully accredited as a professional trustee by the APPT and is a board director and Chair of BESTrustees Limited.

Ann represents schemes ranging in size from £5m to £800m including DB, DC and hybrid benefit structures. She currently acts as Chair, Co-trustee and Corporate sole trustee as well as Chair of investment and governance committees with experience of working with overseas parents, sponsors in the not-for-profit sector and sectionalised schemes.

She has recently completed a number of bulk annuity purchases and continues to work on others, as well as leading with the implementation of investment de-risking arrangements under both traditional investment advisory models and with fiduciary managers. Ann has also successfully led two DC schemes to transition to Master Trusts working with co-trustees and sponsors to deliver better outcomes for members.