Meet the Trustees

SASKIA DIEM - COMPANY APPOINTED DIRECTOR

Saskia joined the Board in January 2026. She is a Senior Pensions and Benefits Specialist in Global Pensions and Benefits and has worked for HEINEKEN since June 2025. She has extensive experience in benefit and pension design, as well as management and governance.

In her role, she helps design, manage and communicate pension and benefits programmes for employees. This involves working with a range of stakeholders to ensure benefits are administered effectively. Saskia is passionate about shaping equitable and sustainable benefit and retirement plans that support employee wellbeing and organisational competitiveness.

Sub-committees: Member of Risk Committee

JILL ADAMSON – MEMBER NOMINATED

Jill joined the Board in 2021. She currently holds the position of Director, Group Internal Accounting, with NFI Group who are the Canadian parent company of Alexander Dennis Limited. She has been with NFI Group/Alexander Dennis for more than eight years, working in a variety of roles in tax and finance and has over 25 years’ experience in tax and accounting including three years in the tax department of Scottish & Newcastle plc from 2005–2008.

Sub-committees: Chair of Audit Committee and member of Notable Cases Committee

CAROLINE KEEFE – MEMBER NOMINATED

Caroline, who has a PhD in Chemistry, joined the Trustee Board in 2025. She worked for HEINEKEN/Scottish & Newcastle in a variety of roles for 20 years, having started in manufacturing & distribution before moving into HR. After leaving HEINEKEN, she held a number of senior HR roles, including UK & Ireland HR Operations Director and Change & Adoption Director at Sky. In 2022, she set up her own consultancy business, focusing on short-term contracts and volunteering work.

Sub-committees: Member of Notable Cases Committee

NICK PEARCH – MEMBER NOMINATED

Nick is a certified accountant with extensive executive experience in listed and private companies as CFO. Companies he has worked for include Courage Ltd (1982-1986), Granada, Taunton Cider and Dyson (where he was Managing Director working closely with James Dyson). He has also held a number of non-executive director roles and has chaired several audit committees.

Sub-committees: Member of Notable Cases Committee

MARTIN KEENE – COMPANY APPOINTED

Martin’s current job role is Interim Brewery Director with site-wide responsibility for HEINEKEN’s Herefordshire operation, the home of Strongbow and Bulmers cider. He joined Bulmers in 2000 (purchased by Scottish & Newcastle in 2003) and has worked in numerous manufacturing/operational roles across the Group.

Sub-committees: Member of Risk Committee

KELLY TAYLOR-WELSH – COMPANY APPOINTED

Kelly is currently a Regional Tax Manager in HEINEKEN’s Global Tax team, having been Head of UK Tax at HEINEKEN between 2012 and 2023. She is a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Tax Advisor. Previous positions include working with Lloyd’s Banking Group and Ernst & Young LLP.

Sub-committees: Chair of Notable Cases Committee and member of Investment Committee

MARK CONDRON – INDEPENDENT

Mark joined the Board in 2019 and chairs the Investment Committee. Mark has over 30 years' pensions experience covering all aspects of investment, funding, governance and administration. In addition to the Scottish & Newcastle Pension Plan, Mark is a trustee board member with several UK pension funds. He was formerly a senior partner and scheme actuary with Mercer and is an accredited professional pension scheme trustee.

Sub-committees: Chair of Investment Committee and member of Funding Committee

MAX GRAESSER – INDEPENDENT

Max joined the Board in 2022 and chairs the Risk Committee. He has broad experience of many aspects of the pension landscape gained while working with a number of UK pension schemes. He currently chairs the UK schemes of Ricoh Europe and away from the pension world, he is chair of the Uffculme multi-academy schools trust. Previously he worked for ITV for 30 years, latterly as Operations Director for ITV plc.

Sub-committees: Chair of Risk Committee and member of Funding Committee

JANE SCRIVEN – INDEPENDENT – CHAIR OF TRUSTEE BOARD

Jane is a lawyer with more than 20 years’ experience of being a pension trustee chair and sits as chair on the Bakkavor scheme as well as our own. She was formerly a director on the FTSE 250 PLC boards of Geest and Greene King. Jane has a number of non-executive roles.

Sub-committees: Chair of Funding Committee and member of Investment Committee