Your Trustees


The Plan is managed by the Trustee Board. All the Trustees have to act in the best interests of all Plan members and in line with the Plan’s Trust Deed and Rules.

The Trustee Board

Chair
Rachel Brougham
An independent professional trustee representing BESTrustees plc, Rachel assumed the Chair of Trustees role for EUKPP from 1 January 2017. Former actuary and pensions consultant with major benefit consultancy.
Company Nominated Trustees
Angela Hayes-Sinclair

Michelle Gee

Active member of the Eaton UK Pension Plan and a Trustee of the Eaton UK Pension Plan since January 2021. Working for the Corporate HR Team in Employee & Labour Relations with UK HR country champion responsibilities.
Paul Hopkins Paul Hopkins

Retired Member of the Eaton UK Pension Plan and a Trustee of the Eaton Pension Plans since 2014. Working from the Titchfield Aerospace site in Financial Management roles.
John Ireson John Ireson
Member of the Eaton UK Pension Plan and Eaton UK Retirement Benefits Plan since 1978, working in Engineering Management for Truck Components. Retired in 2001 and a Trustee since 2007.
Russell Thorneycroft

Active member of the Eaton UK Pension Plan for more than 20 years. Working for Corporate & Electrical Sector EMEA with responsibilities for Quality, Continuous Improvement and EBSFirst became a Member Nominated Trustee in 2020 and was then appointed a Company Nominated Trustee in 2025.
Simon Vargeson

Simon Vargeson

Active Member of the Eaton UK Pension Plan and a Trustee of the Eaton Pension Plans since March 2020.  Working from the Aerospace Titchfield site in Commercial, having previously worked in Account Management and Aftermarket Sales for Eaton’s Aerospace group.
Member Nominated Trustees
David Newmarch David Newmarch

Active member of the Eaton UK Pension Plan for 28 years and a new joiner to the Trustee Board in 2025. David works across the UK in the Electrical business from his base in Nottingham. He is an equity, diversity and inclusion coach for the business, as well as an Ethics Ambassador. Outside of Eaton, David is actively involved in the local community, participating in charity work, school PTA and the local cricket club.

Tyler Sitch Tyler Sitch

Active member of the Eaton UK Pension Plan for 13 years and a new joiner to the Trustee Board in 2025. As a Production Manager at the Titchfield site, and a member of the site leadership team, risk management and the achievement of quality results is a key part of Tyler’s role. Tyler has a particular interest in finance and investing.

Lee Stoddart Lee Stoddart

Retired Member of the Eaton UK Pension Plan. Joined the Board of the Trustees in 2017. Lives in Hampshire, retired in 2016 after 35 years with the company, working in the IT department based in Havant.

 

How the Trustees run the plan

To help in the running of the Plan, our Trustees sit on at least one of three Sub-Committees. This overview of the role explains the responsibilities and duties the Trustees perform.

As part of their governance of the Plan, the Trustees attend regular meetings and maintain a register of interests to ensure impartiality in our decision making.