David Weeks, co-chair, Association of Member Nominated Trustees

David Weeks was elected as Co-Chair of the UK pension industry's Association of MemberNominated Trustees (AMNT) in March 2016. The AMNT has nearly 700 members, representing pension schemes with assets under management of around £650 billion: nearly one third of the UK total for occupational pension schemes.

David Weeks is a director of a defined benefit pension scheme, with a leading PLC in infrastructure services as the sponsoring employer. He is active in the affairs of the World Pensions Council, for whom he has made presentations to, and acted as rapporteur at, international conferences. Journals that have published contributions from him recently include “Revue Analyse Financiere”, “Engaged Investor”, “Professional Pensions” and “Pensions Expert”. He has been a judge for major UK pension awards.

In his previous career, David Weeks has experience of both public and private sectors, and of their respective pensions regimes. Most recently, he served as a consultant or executive in UK Government Departments, including Home Office, Health, Trade and Industry, and the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. Earlier, he worked in private sector business and marketing, and in international advertising agencies. David Weeks is a graduate in history of the University of Bristol.