Pensions Ombudsman Update by:
Paul Kenny, B.Comm; FPMI FIIPM - The Pensions Ombudsman
Paul Kenny has been involved in pensions for 42 years, almost 35 of which were spent with Irish Pensions Trust, later part of Mercer. Most of his career was spent as a pension consultant, but from 1988 onwards he was responsible for technical information, compliance and trustee training. In 2003 he was appointed as Ireland’s first Pensions Ombudsman and reappointed in 2009. He is the author of “Understanding Pensions, the Friendly Guide to Pension Schemes”. He was a Director of the Retirement Planning Council of Ireland for ten years and its Chairman for three years. He is a Fellow of the Pensions Management Institute and was a founder Fellow and Council Member of the Irish Institute of Pensions Management.