LGPS Current Issues | June 2025

Meet the team

Each issue we share some interesting facts about three members of our team at Mercer.

This issue, meet Theresa, Vicki and Jonathan.

Theresa Pound

Role: Senior DC Pensions and Financial Wellbeing Consultant

Joined: 2002

Place of birth: Leytonstone

Favourite film: Casablanca (an unmissable mix of great acting, iconic characters, with romance, mystery and some intriguing plot twists).

If you had to play a racket sport, what would it be?: Badminton.

Of the big sporting events that will take place over the summer, which of these are you most likely to watch - British Grand Prix, Wimbledon, Open Golf, Lions Rugby, Womens Euro 2025?: Wimbledon (we have a family friend who is trying to go pro, so I’m genning up on my knowledge for our chats).

Vicki Ridland

Role: Senior Retirement Consultant

Joined: 2024

Place of birth: Liverpool

Favourite film: hard question, but I’ll go with Dirty Dancing.

If you had to play a racket sport, what would it be?: Table Tennis (not played Squash or Padel, and I am useless at Tennis!).

Of the big sporting events that will take place over the summer, which of these are you most likely to watch - British Grand Prix, Wimbledon, Open Golf, Lions Rugby, Womens Euro 2025?: Womens Euro 2025 (as both my girls play football so no doubt will end up watching some of this!)

Jonathan Crowther

Role: Senior Investment Consultant

Joined: 2023

Place of birth: Shipley, West Yorkshire

Favourite film: Casino Royale – transformed James Bond from spoof to serious.

If you had to play a racket sport, what would it be?: Padel – I’m terrible at serving in tennis!

Of the big sporting events that will take place over the summer, which of these are you most likely to watch - British Grand Prix, Wimbledon, Open Golf, Lions Rugby, Womens Euro 2025?: British Grand Prix – my son is a Formula 1 fanatic, so it’s a must see event.