Jersey Teachers Superannuation Fund: Chairman: Appointment

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A decision made 30 May 2014:

Decision reference: MD-C-2014-0064
Decision Summary Title :	Appointment of the Chairman of the Jersey Teachers’ Superannuation Fund		Date of Decision Summary:	30th May 2014
Decision Summary Author:	Project & Research Officer		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	Chairman of both the Public Employees Contributory Retirement Scheme (PECRS) and the Jersey Teachers’ Superannuation Fund (JTSF)		Date of Written Report:	27th March 2014
Written Report Author:	Project Director - Pensions		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Subject: Appointment of the Chairman of the Jersey Teachers’ Superannuation Fund
Decision(s): The Deputy Chief Minister appointed Mr Gordon Pollock as Chairman of the Jersey Teachers’ Superannuation Fund Management Board following the Minister for Treasury and Resources’ recommendation. The States Assembly approved the appointed Mr Pollock as Chairman of PECRS on 22nd May 2014.
Reason(s) for Decision: The current Chairman of the Management Board of the Jersey Teachers’ Superannuation Fund (JTSF), Mr Ron Amy, OBE, will be stepping down at the end of June 2014. The new Chairman will be appointed from 1st July 2014 for a period of five year. The Chairman of the Management Board of the JTSF is appointed by the Chief Minister on the recommendation of the Minister for Treasury and Resources. This recommendation may only be made with the support of 3 of the member representatives and 3 of the employer representatives. This recommendation was made by the Treasury and Resources Minister and was supported by the Management Board representatives at the JTSF meeting held on 25th March 2014.
Resource Implications: There are no resource or manpower implications arising from this decision
Action required: The Pensions Project Director will inform Mr Pollock of his appointment as Chairman of the JTSF once the Chief Minister has signed the ministerial decision.
Signature:		Position: Senator B I Le Marquand Deputy Chief Minister
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):