Our Trustees
The directors of the company are charity trustees for the purpose of charity law and, under the company’s Memorandum and Articles of Association, are also known as Members of the Board.
Board Meetings take place approximately every three months.
Linda Ellett
Linda Ellett
Linda is a Partner at KPMG LLP and a pension actuary by training. She has long had an interest in the broader concept of savings and its connection to financial wellbeing.
At KPMG Linda has advised a wide range of stakeholders on savings and pensions across sectors including a number of charities. Linda set up and leads KPMG’s UK Business Women’s Network for talented female leaders and in 2014 she co-founded KPMG UK’s C-Suite Leadership Programme. This programme provides a unique development experience for individuals who are close to executive board level for FTSE100/equivalent size organizations, helping develop their understanding of, and leadership capabilities through, accelerated changing, disruption and technology, where individual and organizational agility is key.
Linda is on the DWP’s Advisory Board for the 2017 Review of Automatic Pension Enrolment and has contributed to research for the Institute of Actuaries around the need for retirement to not be a single point change.
Linda lives in Cambridgeshire with her family and to destress, Linda goes running or enjoys a nice glass of red wine.
At KPMG Linda has advised a wide range of stakeholders on savings and pensions across sectors including a number of charities. Linda set up and leads KPMG’s UK Business Women’s Network for talented female leaders and in 2014 she co-founded KPMG UK’s C-Suite Leadership Programme. This programme provides a unique development experience for individuals who are close to executive board level for FTSE100/equivalent size organizations, helping develop their understanding of, and leadership capabilities through, accelerated changing, disruption and technology, where individual and organizational agility is key.
Linda is on the DWP’s Advisory Board for the 2017 Review of Automatic Pension Enrolment and has contributed to research for the Institute of Actuaries around the need for retirement to not be a single point change.
Linda lives in Cambridgeshire with her family and to destress, Linda goes running or enjoys a nice glass of red wine.
Justin Basini
Justin Basini
Justin is the Group Chief Executive Officer and the entrepreneur behind ClearScore, a leading global consumer financial business, helping over 16 million people around the world. Justin established the business in 2015 with a proposition that put users in control of their credit report and score for free, forever. ClearScore is now in the UK, South Africa and Australia with its 350 employees recently winning an employer wellbeing award for its mental health and wellbeing programme. The company was awarded the Queens Award for Innovation in 2020.
Previously Justin has worked for Procter & Gamble, WPP, Deutsche Bank and Capital One.
Justin has been a popular blogger and writer on digital issues, marketing and entrepreneurship for over 10 years and in July 2010, his first book "Why Should Anyone Buy From You?" was published by the Financial Times.
Previously Justin has worked for Procter & Gamble, WPP, Deutsche Bank and Capital One.
Justin has been a popular blogger and writer on digital issues, marketing and entrepreneurship for over 10 years and in July 2010, his first book "Why Should Anyone Buy From You?" was published by the Financial Times.
Steve Butler
Steve Butler
Steve is the Chief Executive of Punter Southall Aspire; working to build a major financial planning, investment research, and retirement savings business, that will transform people’s financial future.
Previously, Steve worked in various senior positions within the financial services and investment management sectors over 30 years which took him around the world. Steve is a Chartered Manager and Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute and he gained a Master’s in Business Administration from Southampton, Solent University. Steve is currently studying for a Doctorate in Business Administration at Winchester University, Centre for Responsible Management, researching the impact of changing longevity on the workplace.
Passionate about driving Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace, Steve published his first book, "Manage the Gap: Achieving Success with Intergenerational Teams", providing advice, learning and best practice to help employers manage age diversity. Steve is also an Advisory Council Member for the Diversity Project, a cross-industry initiative to drive change. Steve lives in Richmond with his wife and seven children/step-children aged 17 to 23.
Previously, Steve worked in various senior positions within the financial services and investment management sectors over 30 years which took him around the world. Steve is a Chartered Manager and Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute and he gained a Master’s in Business Administration from Southampton, Solent University. Steve is currently studying for a Doctorate in Business Administration at Winchester University, Centre for Responsible Management, researching the impact of changing longevity on the workplace.
Passionate about driving Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace, Steve published his first book, "Manage the Gap: Achieving Success with Intergenerational Teams", providing advice, learning and best practice to help employers manage age diversity. Steve is also an Advisory Council Member for the Diversity Project, a cross-industry initiative to drive change. Steve lives in Richmond with his wife and seven children/step-children aged 17 to 23.