The NPF team at Buck

Buck Consulting now provide administration services to the Fund. This includes holding and maintaining your pension records, calculating member benefits and paying pensions. They are your point of contact for questions about your benefits and will write to you regarding your pension benefits and retirement options.

If you have any queries about your pension benefits, updating the information we hold for your or any other related enquiry, please contact the NPF Team at Buck.

Introducing the team

Leanne McCathie (Client Manager)

I am the Client Manager for Nationwide Pension Fund, and I am responsible for the services that Buck provide to the membership. I have 25 years’ experience in pension administration, and have worked with both third party and in-house pension providers on a varied portfolio of pension schemes during this time.

Outside of work, I have two young children who occupy most of my time, however I do enjoy going for a run, which is a hobby I have acquired during lockdown.

Claire King

Claire King (Administrator Manager)

I am the Administration Manager for Nationwide Pension Fund, and I am responsible for the operational running of the Scheme. I have 20 years of experience in pension administration, all based in third party providers, working pre-dominantly on large schemes with a variety of benefit structures.

Outside of work I have three children which keep me on my toes, however I do enjoy spending time with friends, eating out and watching a film. As a family we love to travel so take advantage of every opportunity of holidaying to different locations, Mexico being a firm favourite!

Simon Barclay (Administration Team Leader)

I am the Team Leader for the team administering Nationwide Pension Fund. I have worked in the pensions industry for more than 20 years, starting out as a Pensions Administrator, and progressing through the ranks to my current role as Team Leader.

Outside of work, I enjoy playing football, cycling and spending time with my family.

Melanie McRobb (Principal Pensions Administrator)

I am a Principal Pensions Administrator with several decades of experience working in the pensions industry, particularly on defined benefit arrangements such as Nationwide Pension Fund.

Outside of work, I enjoy running to unwind.

Jaimie Lax (Principal Pensions Administrator)

I am a Principal Pensions Administrator with over 20 years of experience in pension administration. I have worked on a number of large pension schemes with complex benefit structures.

Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with my family and long walks with our dog.

Stefan Barr (Senior Pensions Administrator)

I am a Senior Pensions Administrator with 14 years of experience in pension administration.

Outside of work, I am a retained firefighter and unwind by playing football, mountain biking, running and going hill walking.

Katy Hancock (Senior Pensions Administrator)

I’ve been working in pensions for three years now, all of which I have spent administering Nationwide Pension Fund.

Outside of work, I enjoy rugby, tennis and love scuba diving (just not in the frosty waters of England).

Katarina Balintova-Sharp

Katarina Balintova-Sharp (Senior Pension Administrator)

I am a Senior Pensions Administrator with 13 years of experience in pensions administration. I have worked with third party providers on a varied portfolio of defined benefit pension schemes such as Nationwide Pension Fund. I started in the pensions industry as a Receptionist/Office Administrator 16 years ago and worked my way up to my current role of Senior Pensions Administrator.

Outside of work, I have two young boys who are both football mad and I spend most of my evenings and weekends standing on the side of a football pitch cheering them on. On a rare occasion when I have some free time, I enjoy going for long walks or having a relaxation massage.

Abi Finegan (Pensions Administrator)

I have just over two years of pension experience, all of which so far has been administering Nationwide Pension Fund.

Outside of work, I live in London and can usually be found at a pub quiz, with a pint in hand.

Hannah Brown (Pensions Administrator)

I am a Pensions Administrator with two years of experience working on the Nationwide Pension Fund.

Outside of work, I love adventure, whether that is hiking up real mountains, or the imaginary mountains of Dungeons and Dragons.

Karen Rogers (Pensions Administrator)

I’ve worked in pensions for over six years, originally starting in customer contact, where I studied to gain the Award in Pension Essentials, which led me to my career in Pension Administration.

Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with family and friends, going out for dinner and treating myself to the occasional spa day.