People: Broadstone; ITG; Heligan Group

Broadstone, an independent financial services consultancy, announces the appointment of Dalbir Singh as an actuarial director.

With nearly 20 years of experience in the pensions industry, Dalbir brings a wealth of expertise and a proven track record of delivering strategic advice to trustee and corporate clients.

Singh provides a holistic perspective and a broad range of experience advising schemes ranging from £15m to £15 bn, with a variety of governance structures at different stages of their journey.

He joins Broadstone from WTW and in his new role will manage a portfolio of Scheme Actuary clients.

Singh will be based across both Broadstone’s newly opened central Birmingham office and the established Redditch office, where he will play a vital role in the continued development and expansion of Broadstone’s services.

Dalbir Singh, actuarial director at Broadstone, said: “It’s an exciting time to join the expanding Broadstone team, especially with the recent opening of our Birmingham office. The continued growth in the Consulting and Actuarial division is a testament to the value of the Broadstone proposition and the strength of our local team.

“Broadstone’s commitment to delivering expert advice and innovative solutions aligns perfectly with my professional values and goals. I’m confident that my experience in the sector will add value to our clients as they navigate the ever-evolving regulatory pensions landscape and the wide range of scheme end-games available.”

Birmingham-headquartered ITG has announced two new managing partner appointments.

The tech-enabled, agile content business, have appointed industry veterans Rachel Johnson and Kate Regan as managing partners to drive their focus on content delivery for leading brands and retailers around the world.

The move sees Johnson promoted from business unit director, and Regan join the company from ARIAN GmbH.

ITG CEO, Andrew Swinand, said: “Having worked with major brands throughout their careers, Rachel and Kate both have a real understanding of the current challenges faced by businesses around content production at scale, and the solutions they require. Adding their unique skillsets to our senior team means we can support even more clients to deliver the engaging, tech-enabled, agile content they need to not only meet demand on every channel, but to grow their business and reduce marketing costs.”

Throughout her career, Johnson has worked with brands including LEGO, Merlin Entertainments, David Lloyd, LTA, N Brown, ASDA and more, helping them to simplify their marketing processes, embrace collaboration and deliver more relevant, engaging content to their customers.

New hire Kate Regan has worked in the marketing communications industry for over 20 years, with experience in client services across Europe and the US.

Consistently at the forefront of day-to-day client and business requirements, as managing partner at ITG she will be firmly focused on simplifying brands’ complex marketing operations to drive meaningful efficiencies.

Swinand added: “ITG’s four pillars unite technology, production and creativity in a way that’s unique in this industry, enabling us to translate our clients’ hero concepts into engaging halo content at scale. Rachel and Kate are both inspirational leaders that will be key in delivering our halo content proposition to a wider array of global brands, while helping our existing clients to maximise their benefits.”

Strategic advisory and investment specialists Heligan Group has appointed Ramesh Jassal as lead strategic partner in Healthcare.

Jassal has joined Heligan Group from Clearwater International, where he was a senior director and spent 15 years setting up and developing its UK and International Healthcare sector platform.

Ramesh is a M&A professional and has overseen 50+ domestic and international transactions with an aggregate value of £3.5bn.

Ramesh Jassal

He is focused on driving business development and developing client relationships with owner managed businesses, corporates and private equity, specialising in supporting on a range of domestic and cross-border transactions including acquisitions, business disposals, private equity investment and the sale of non-core divisions.

Jassal said: “I’m really excited to be joining as a Partner to lead the Healthcare coverage for an established, motivated and growing business like Heligan Group. This is a significant milestone in my career to be given the opportunity to build a healthcare platform, especially in an anti-cyclical healthcare sector that is experiencing a sustained growth period. I look forward to working with Heligan Group’s clients to achieve excellent results through best-in-class sector advice.”

With over two decades of experience in the healthcare industry, Ramesh Jassal began his career as a senior research scientist at a leading life sciences company.

After gaining substantial expertise in research, he transitioned into the commercial sector, working for a major private equity firm for five years.

In 2010, he shifted his focus to healthcare M&A by joining a corporate finance firm, where he honed his skills and established a robust network within the healthcare sector, working with small to medium-sized enterprises as well as multinational corporations and financial investors.