Consultancy firm Barnett Waddingham has appointed Emily Crotty as head of SIPP risk and Rebecca Smith as head of SIPP finance.

Both will join the SIPP senior management team as the consultancy looks to expand its SIPP offering.

Ms Crotty joins from the Embark Group where she led the compliance advisory team. She will lead the “first line of defence risk mitigating” and shape the risk framework for Barnett Waddingham’s SIPP services.

Ms Smith has joined the business from private equity-backed tech firm Newsflare, and will be the finance business lead for Barnett Waddingham’s SIPP offering.

Barnett Waddingham has been revamping its SIPP leadership team in recent months, including appointing new SIPP CEO Nick Cooper last month.

He replaced Simon Foster ahead of his retirement later this year.

Nick Cooper, CEO of BW SIPP, said: “As we move from transformation into market growth, we need leaders who not only understand the complexities of our sector but can also shape the environment for future growth. Emily and Rebecca’s appointments will be crucial to strengthen our foundations as we accelerate into this next phase."

BW SIPP recently launched a new cloud-based administration platform, SIPP360, and continues to look for areas to expand its business in the SIPP space.

Barnett Waddingham is a UK consultancy involved in risk, pensions, investment, and insurance. It has 1,790 staff, 99 of whom are partners, based across ten offices nationwide: Amersham, Birmingham, Bristol, Cheltenham, Glasgow, Guildford, Leeds, Liverpool, London, and Manchester. 

Barnett Waddingham was acquired by insurance intermediary and benefits firm Howden for an undisclosed sum in March.

Howden was founded in 1994 and provides insurance broking, reinsurance broking and underwriting to clients ranging from individuals to the largest multinational companies. The group operates in 55 countries across Europe, Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, the USA, Australia and New Zealand, employing 20,000 people and handling $44.7bn of premium on behalf of clients.