Fund Trustees
trustee-information

Brief Biographies for LPFA Trustees

  1. Jonathan Bagg (Chairperson – Independent Trustee)

    • Trustee for 11 years
    • 34 years in the Insurance industry
    • Chairperson/Trustee of 8 other Boards of Trustees
    • Qualifications: B.Sc., FASSA, FIA, ASA
    • Retired from Liberty Life in May 2006
    • Managing Director of the Fundela Financial Education, Consulting Actuary to Quindiem Consultants

  2. Tracey Unser (Independent Trustee)

    • Retirement Fund Trustee for 2 years
    • 15 years’ experience in staff benefits & member education
    • Independent fiduciary positions on retirement funds and medical scheme
    • Qualifications: BCom [Economics & Tax]
    • Chairman of Africa Strategic Business Consulting

  3. Ernest Thabo Thipa (Independent Trustee)

    • Has over 12 years experience in the Retirement Industry
    • Independent Trustee, Principal Officer and Chairman of Pension Funds , Past President and Chairman of the Pension Lawyers Association of SA
    • Qualifications: B Soc Sci, , LLB, Post Graduate Cert in Pension Funds Law
    • Admitted Attorney of the High Court of South Africa
    • Former Divisional Director and Head of Legal, Compliance and Trustee Training


  4. Yugesh Naidoo (Sponsor Representative Trustee)

    • Qualifications: B.Compt, B Compt. Honors, CA(SA)
    • Principal Officer – Maersk South Africa (Pty) Ltd. Pension Fund (1999)
    • Liberty Life - Head of Finance in the Sales and Distribution Channels

  5. Patrick Mayne (Principal Officer)

    • Has 40 years in the retirement fund business 30 of which were in the UK
    • Is a Fellow of the Faculty of Actuaries and the Actuarial Society of South Africa (ASSA)
    • Is an Institute of Directors, Certified Director
    • A Director of the Principal Officers Association
    • A member of the ASSA Professional Matters Board
    • Alumni of the Harvard Advanced Management Programme