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Mike Smaje

Trustee Executive

BESTrustees

Mike joined BESTrustees early in 2020. He has over 28 years’ pensions experience, as a Scheme Actuary and Investment Consultant on both corporate and trustee assignments. He currently represents BESTrustees on seven pension schemes, including two where he acts as Chair.

Mike has worked with trustee boards for his whole career, and has experience working with many governance models, such as common investment funds, sole trusteeships and implementation of fiduciary management, where he has in-depth provider experience. He has worked with schemes of all sizes, from very small to several £billions, across many sectors including major global corporations and SMEs.

He has worked on several liability management transactions, including member options exercises, scheme wind-ups, buy-outs, buy-ins and longevity swaps as well as many M&A transactions.

Mike was an Investment Partner at Aon for two years and prior to that he spent 19 years with Willis Towers Watson. He also spent two years working for a leading global investment manager, helping them to build an innovative LDI proposition. He is a fully Accredited Member of the Association of Professional Pension Trustees (APPT).

Mike specialises in Investment matters and Integrated Risk Management. He is a very strong communicator, with a collaborative and pragmatic approach to balancing the interests of all parties.

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SPS Dutch Institutional Investors' Annual Conference
September 16. 2025
Rosarium, Amsterdam
SPS Nordic Institutional Investors' Summit, Helsinki
September 25. 2025
Hilton Helsinki Kalastajatorppa
SPS Local Authority Pension Funds' Conference
October 22. 2025
Farmers and Fletchers in the City, London
SPS Nordic Institutional Investors' Annual Conference, Stockholm
November 5. 2025
7A Strandvägen, Stockholm
SPS - Meeting Tomorrow's Investment Challenges
November 19. 2025
Farmers and Fletchers in the City, London
SPS Investment Insights Series - LGPS Conference
March 3. 2026
London
SPS Investment Insights Series - Belgian Conference
March 10. 2026
Brussels
SPS Investment Insights Series - Danish Conference
March 24. 2026
Copenhagen
SPS Investment Insights Series - Swiss Conference
May 7. 2026
Zurich
SPS Investment Insights Series - Irish Conference
June 10. 2026
Dublin
SPS Investment Insights Series - Institutional Investor Conference
June 18. 2026
London
SPS Investment Insights Series - Dutch Conference
September 15. 2026
Amsterdam
SPS Investment Insights Series - Finnish Conference
September 24. 2026
Helsinki
SPS Investment Insights Series - Swedish Conference
November 4. 2026
Stockholm
SPS Investment Insights Series - UK Pensions Conference
November 18. 2026
London

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