Lucida PLC

Lucida new hires support company growth

Nov 14 2008

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Lucida plc, an insurance company focused on longevity risk and corporate pension schemes, has made six new appointments in the past quarter, as it continues to expand its presence in the pension buyout market.

Stephanie Feeney (Transition Specialist)

Stephanie was appointed as Lucida’s Transition Specialist in October. She is responsible for ensuring that scheme members and assets are transferred with care and efficiency and within an agreed timetable from the client into Lucida’s business.  

Stephanie joins Lucida from Capita Hartshead (previously Higham Dunnett Shaw) having gained six years experience there as a Pensions Management Consultant. She is a fully qualified Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute (ACII) and an experienced Project Manager. Stephanie has a degree in Business from University College Cork and a Masters in Information Management from Strathclyde University in Glasgow.

Nihalf Mohammed (Credit Analyst)

Nihalf joins Lucida’s credit investment team, a team responsible for the appropriate investment of the company’s assets.

Nihalf was previously an analyst at CIBC World Markets in its European leveraged finance team. He joined there after graduating with an M.Sc. in Economics and Finance from Warwick Business School. Nihalf also has a B.A. from St. Xaviers College, Mumbai.

Tina Jensen (Management Accountant)

Tina joined Lucida in November as the company’s Management Accountant. She is responsible for the management reporting for the Lucida Executive Board and Shareholder. 

Tina was previously working for Partnership Assurance (a leading provider of financial solutions for people with health conditions) as Head of Financial Accounting. She has broad accounting experience in commerce and investment banking in several European countries. Tina qualified in Denmark and has lived in the UK for the past 12 years.

Yvonne Wu, Danielle Singh, Katie Watkin (Trainee Actuaries)

In September, Lucida hired three trainee actuaries to join its talented and experienced actuarial team.

Yvonne is a Maths graduate from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China, before going on to complete a Masters in Applied Statistics from the University of Oxford, St Hilda’s college last November. More recently Yvonne has been looking into Human Genetics by working on a number of projects jointly owned by the Department of Statistics and the Welcome Trust Centre.

Danielle graduated from Kings College London in 2007, also with a degree in Mathematics. Danielle spent a year working for a procurement services provider as a consultant before joining Lucida’s actuarial team.

Katie graduated with a degree in Mathematics from the University of Birmingham in 2008, before joining Lucida as an actuarial trainee in September.

About Lucida

Lucida is an insurance company focused on the annuity and longevity risk business, including the defined benefit pension buyout market and the market for bulk annuities.

We offer tailored solutions to the risks, volatility and administrative burden associated with corporate defined benefit pension schemes.

Lucida is backed by Cerberus Capital Management L.P., one of the largest groups of funds in the world with more than US$25 billion of equity funds currently under management. Lucida plc is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority (“FSA”).