Meet the trustees

The Group Trustees look after your interests as a member of the E.ON UK pension scheme. They make sure that scheme benefits, contributions and investments are properly managed in line with the Rules.

There are 10 trustees in total: five are appointed by your employer E.ON UK plc and five nominated by the scheme’s members. All the trustees have equal rights and responsibilities.

Martine Trouard-Riolle

Service:

Chairman: Employer-appointed

Date appointed: 13 July 2015

Martine represents Capital Cranfield Trustees Ltd (appointed by E.ON UK) as independent chair of the trustee board.

Martine is chair of the board’s Investment Committee.

Gary Marsh

Service:

Member-nominated

Date appointed: 1 December 2022

Gary retired from E.ON in 2007, having worked for them in various roles in the UK and overseas, and prior to that with Powergen and the Central Electricity Generating Board. Gary has also held a number of school governor roles and non-executive directorships.

Steve Millward

Service:

Member-nominated

Date appointed: 1 July 2023

Steve worked in the energy industry for nearly 20 years, leaving Eon as Head of Service Delivery for Customers in 2003. He currently works as an Executive Director at the Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science.

Mike Andrews

Service:

Member-nominated

Date appointed: 18 January 2018

Mike was a trustee of the Eastern scheme and then the E.ON scheme for 18 years until June 2016. He was Group Treasurer of Eastern for 11 years prior to his retirement in 2000.

Mike is a member of the board’s Investment Committee.

Stefan Brenk

Service:

Employer-appointed

Date appointed: 18 January 2018

Stefan is Head of Pension Finance & Asset Strategy at E.ON SE. He started his career as a portfolio strategy analyst at HSBC before joining E.ON in 2008 to support the Asset Strategy Group. Between 2015 and 2017 Stefan worked for Thyssenkrupp as a global pension expert before rejoining E.ON in 2017.

Stefan is a member of the board’s Investment Committee.

Adrian Harris

Service:

Member-nominated

Date appointed: 5 August 2009

Adrian has over 30 years' experience in the pensions industry, including 20 years in the E.ON pensions team prior to his retirement.

Adrian is a member of the board’s Audit Committee and is chair of the Determinations Committee.

Sara Leavesley

Service:

Employer-appointed

Date appointed: 1 July 2020

Sara is Head of Corporate Real Estate Management and Safety Systems (CREMS). Sara is an international M & A lawyer by background and joined E.ON in 2009 after working for 13 years for private equity company 3i. She has had a variety of legal roles in E.ON since joining (including a 3-year secondment to Group as Head of M & A legal) before moving to CREMS in 2019.

Sara is a member of the board’s Determinations Committee.

Keith Plowman

Service:

Deputy chairman: Employer-appointed

Date appointed: 1 May 2017

Keith has a Bachelor degree in Engineering from the University of Wales and a Masters in Business Administration from Aston University.

He held a number of engineering, operational and leadership positions within Powergen/E.ON. In 2008 he was appointed Managing Director of E.ON Kraftwerke GmbH responsible for E.ON’s thermal power stations.

Keith was responsible for E.ON’s business in Turkey prior to his retirement from the Company in April 2018.

Keith is a member of the board’s Investment Committee.