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KPMG director joins Xafinity Punter Southall
He joins from KPMG where he was director in the London pension practice, leading a team of 40 people.
Mr Wayne has over 20 years’ of experience in the pensions industry and was responsible for the development of services for complex pension and restructuring situations working on pension de-risking and transaction projects. Prior to KPMG Mr Wayne was an associate director at Standard and Poor’s.
He will report directly to Paul Cuff, co-chief executive of Xafinity Punter Southall. As well as heading PSTS, Mr Wayne will oversee the expansion of Xafinity Punter Southall’s corporate consulting activity.
Paul Cuff, co-chief executive of Xafinity Punter Southall said: “Wayne has a wealth of experience and we welcome him to the team, building on the success of Xafinity Punter Southall as the largest pure pensions consultancy in the UK. Being disruptors in the sector makes us very attractive to those in the industry looking to do things differently and wanting to really add value to clients.”
Wayne Segers, head of Transaction Services at Xafinity Punter Southall said: “Xafinity has been a firm I have watched closely in recent years. They have a clear goal and the knowledge, drive and leadership to reach it. The recent acquisition of Punter Southall's actuarial consulting, pensions administration and investment consulting businesses is evidence of this and creates a fantastic platform to provide real value to our clients. I am looking forward to being part of the senior team and working to build on their success.”