Shareholder Non-Executive Director (LPFA)
Local Pensions Partnership
John Preston is a non-executive director and professional trustee. In addition to his role as Chair of the London Pensions Fund Authority, he is currently Chair of the Sainsbury’s Pension Scheme and Chair of the Medical Research Council Pension Scheme. He is also past Treasurer and Council member of the University of Bath and a past President of the Chartered Institute of Taxation.
John is a chartered accountant and chartered tax adviser. He was a partner in PricewaterhouseCoopers for 23 years until 30 June 2014 where he undertook a variety of client-related and management roles, both in the UK and globally. His primary client base was in the financial services sector, including banks, insurers and sovereign wealth funds. His management roles for a large part of the firm’s business included UK chief operating officer and UK head of risk, regulation and external relations in the UK, as well as global head of external relations and regulation.