Principal Partner
With over 23 years in the industry, Mark has worked with leading innovators on ways to encourage people to save more towards their retirement and has developed strategies to aid this; to the benefit of the members and increased return on investment for employers.
Mark takes a collaborative approach, and works closely with his clients on an assortment of pension and benefit issues, providing leadership and creative solutions to meet these needs. He has specialist knowledge in the winding up of pension schemes, the need for governance and the implications of regulatory and legal requirements.
Mark is passionate about the communication of employee benefits; keeping it simple and easy for members to understand and take action and has also written a book on the subject.
He has spoken at various leading benefit and pension conferences and is often quoted in HR and benefit publications.
Principal Partner
Mark Bowen joined Secondsight in 2024 with the acquisition of Punter Southall Aspire, where he had worked since 2014. Mark has worked in financial services for more than 37 years in a range of roles, with the majority of his career working in workplace pensions and employee benefits consulting. He is passionate about helping employers to extract the maximum value from the employee benefits they provide and connecting employees to information that can help them to make good financial decisions.
Mark works with a wide range of clients and leads our services to pension scheme trustees. He is a homeworker based in Gateshead in North-East England.
Consulting Partner
Mark Hanson, a Consulting Partner at Secondsight, embarked on his career in the industry two decades earlier. With a foundation in admin roles and subsequent consultancy positions, Mark has become a trusted consultant for a significant number of SME clients. His focus extends beyond employee pension presentations to include scheme governance, employee communications, and proactive support in navigating legislative developments. Mark’s diverse client list appreciates his proactive approach and “calls to action” amidst the continuous changes in the pension landscape.