Mark Samuels Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Glasgow

December 2015 – August 2016Performing pension scheme valuations, producing accounting reports, negotiating bulk transfer terms, calculating cessation debts and contribution rates.Advising clients on scheme benefit changes and how regulatory changes may affect them.Presenting to a wide variety of audiences including trustees and members of pension schemes, explaining technical valuation and accounting issues and non-technical subjects such as communications and governance.Developing bespoke solutions for clients, including self-service spreadsheet models.Study mentor to new graduates helping them with their journey through the exams and tailor their study plan to suit them. People manager to new graduates helping them with their career choices within the company and being their first point of contact if they have any issues or questions.July 2010 – December 2015 Drafting and writing bespoke papers and reports.Checking junior students work before passing it to an actuary.Longevity consultant for Club Vita, a sister company of Hymans Robertson, where I gave internal and external presentations and training sessions on the latest longevity analysis performed by Club Vita. I also dealt with any technical questions that colleagues in my department have on using the results of the mortality analysis in our day-to-day work.Project management of large pension scheme valuations including a re-organisation which involves 35 funds combining into one and involves over £3 billion of assets and liabilities.

Fellow

Fellow

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Actuarial Science, First Class Honours