He was previously head of international pensions and benefits at Lloyds Banking Group.

With more than 30 years’ experience in the industry, Sparrow’s roles have included pensions manager at Lloyd’s Register, principal consultant of international pensions at KPMG, international pensions manager at JP Morgan Chase, head of pensions and benefits for Europe at Citi, international pensions policy manager at Barclays, UK pensions manager at Alcatel Business Systems, senior pensions officer at Cable and Wireless Worldwide, and pension plan administrator at Caltex UK.