John Chilman has announced that he will retire as chief executive at Railpen, one of the United Kingdom’s largest and longest-established pension funds, in 2025, after six years of serving in the role.
Chilman first joined the Trustee Board at Railpen in 2007, going on to chair the investment committee from 2010 to 2014, then chair the Trustee Board from 2014 to 2019 before being appointed the chief executive.
During his time at Railpen, Chilman saw the internalization of Railpen’s investment management capability and played a role in the significant increase in Railpen’s assets under management, both of which have been important steps in enabling Railpen to continue to support a multi-employer scheme with more than 100 legally distinct sections.
Chilman said, “I’ve enormous pride in what we have achieved together at Railpen in recent years. … I have given the board a lot of notice of my decision so that there can be a thorough recruitment process fo
