AMNT's David Weeks dies
Pardon the Interruption
This article is just an example of the content available to mallowstreet members.
On average over 150 pieces of new content are published from across the industry per month on mallowstreet. Members get access to the latest developments, industry views and a range of in-depth research.
All the content on mallowstreet is accredited for CPD by the PMI and is available to trustees for free.
The recently retired co-chair of the Association of Member Nominated Trustees, David Weeks, has died.
Weeks was a well-connected lay trustee who fought for the recognition of trustees representing members and bolstered the AMNT's influence in Whitehall.
Weeks was a well-connected lay trustee who fought for the recognition of trustees representing members and bolstered the AMNT's influence in Whitehall.
Janice Turner, co-chair and a long-time friend and colleague of David’s, said: “David was a good friend and colleague who cared deeply about the AMNT and fought hard to ensure that its voice was heard at the highest levels. He always had the interest of scheme members at heart and reminded us constantly of the importance of member-nominated trustees and the vital role they play in protecting the interests of individual scheme members."
She said while he had stood down from his role as co-chair in August because of ill health, he remained engaged and continued to attend committee meetings until a couple of weeks ago.
“On behalf of the membership of the AMNT I pass my sincerest condolences to David’s wife Heather at this difficult time. He will be sorely missed by many," said Turner.
Weeks joined the AMNT in 2012 and was elected to the position of co-chair on the retirement of Barry Parr in 2016. He successfully led the Association alongside Turner and in recognition received the Pensions Management Institute award for outstanding contribution to the pensions industry in 2019, which he particularly prized because there have been only two recipients in recent years - the other being Frank Field, the former chair of the House of Commons Work and Pensions Committee.
Weeks worked initially in advertising before moving to PROBE: Partnership Renewal of the Built Environment. A spell in consultancy followed before, in the early 2000s, he switched to working as a supernumerary civil servant. Projects with the DTI, then DEFRA, then the Department for Communities and Local Government followed. He co-wrote and edited the definitive manual for the national risk register, earning him the soubriquet 'Wordsmith Weeks'.
Later, at the Home Office, he drafted the manual to guide a new minister on how to respond to a major incident, such as the 9/11 atrocity in New York.
Later, at the Home Office, he drafted the manual to guide a new minister on how to respond to a major incident, such as the 9/11 atrocity in New York.
On retirement, he was elected as a director of the Lovell pension scheme.
