Our Chair, Angela Dean has decided to resign after 15 years in the role and more than 20 years in the Pension Review Group (PRG). Angela’s successor as Chair is Ed Nelson, a 28 year Reuters veteran.
“I have decided after a good deal of deliberation that with a changing of the guard, now is an appropriate time for me to resign from PRG. I have really enjoyed chairing the group and working with you all, particularly when our campaigning has been at its most active,” Angela wrote to fellow PRG members. She has been at the helm during repeated campaigns to ensure that cost of living increases continue on pre-1997 RPF and SPS pensions.
“We have benefited from Angela’s tireless leadership as she has led this group through several active campaigns ensuring the PRG has been able to make contributions so valued by both the trustees and pension fund members,” her colleagues replied in a farewell message.
“Angela, whilst your message has a tinge of sadness for those of us who have been on the journey with you, this is overridden by a greater sense of celebration for all that has been achieved under your chairmanship,” wrote Peter Fanning, former pensions manager and a PRG member since its foundation in the early 2000s. “Thank you for your dedication which has never wavered and for the huge part you have played in pursuance of our cause and for the hours you have devoted. “
Ed Nelson new PRG Chair 
With Angela’s retirement, PRG is pleased to announce that Ed Nelson, who had a long and varied career with Reuters has agreed to become the new Chair. As a relatively new member of the group, Ed will be assisted by two deputies, Krishna Biltoo and Charlie Richardson.
After 28 years with the company Ed left Thomson Reuters in 2011 as Global Head of Business Operations of the Foreign Exchange and Money Markets division. He joined Reuters in 1983 as an accountant in Reuters Europe Finance and during his time with the company had a diverse range of responsibilities at a UK, European and global level. These included finance, marketing, training, commercial strategy and operational management.
After leaving Thomson Reuters Ed spent seven years in the cyber security industry, working for Redscan Cyber Security. His broad experience and commitment to a fair deal for Reuters pensioners will prove invaluable in leading the PRG as we face further challenges in the years ahead.