Jayesh Patel

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Jayesh Patel

Jayesh is Head of UK Defined Contribution Distribution at L&G. In his role as Head of UK DC, Jayesh has overall responsibility for the firm's DC client relationships and business development strategy. Jayesh is also a Scheme Strategist for the L&G Mastertrust and part of the L&G DC & Workplace Savings Executive Team. Jayesh joined the business in 2024 and was previously Head of the DC Consulting Team at WTW where he was responsible for the UK DC team’s client, colleague and financial management. He has over 20 years of experience in DC pensions and has worked as the lead consultant for a number of large corporate and trustee clients, providing clear advice on all areas of their DC pension plans including scheme design, investment strategy, financial wellbeing, retirement support and governance.

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