Rachel Brothwood, director of pensions at the West Midlands Pension Fund, has been elected the practitioner representative on the LGPS Advisory Board.
Brothwood take over from Nicola Mark, head of the Norfolk Pension Fund.
Councillor Roger Phillips, chairman of the Advisory Board, said: “Stepping into Nicola’s shoes was never going to be an easy task but Rachel joins the board with a wealth of knowledge and experience of the scheme and I know that she will continue to represent scheme practitioners to the same high standard enjoyed by the Board in recent years.”