Karena Caskie – Sub Contract Manager – Member-Nominated Trustee

Prior to joining Babcock, I worked for a financial consultancy which provided pension advice to companies and Trustee Boards. I was particularly interested in the investment business where the advisors gave advice on products that pension schemes should consider investing in. By becoming a Trustee, I’ve used the knowledge I gained to benefit the Trustee Board and the pension scheme members. I have been a Member-Nominated Trustee since July 2017.

Learning new skills, which I can then use to help others, is my personal goal in life. As a Trustee, I hope to use the knowledge I gain to assist people in getting appropriate pension and lifetime savings advice and making good financial decisions. In particular, I am concerned about the younger generation and would like to encourage people to save as much as they can now and take full advantage of the company contribution.

In my spare time, I enjoy playing tennis, paddle boarding, cycling and going to the gym to keep fit. But my sanity is maintained by growing vegetables and flowers then distributing the results to friends and neighbours. This year’s achievement was to successfully grow sweetcorn (in the greenhouse, as I live in Scotland!).