International Investor Award Winner
Simon Chrysta
Most Innovative Financial Advisory CEO // 2024
Before setting up WPS Advisory, Simon worked in roles supporting individuals, companies and trustees for Capita, TPT, EY and Cavanagh Group. In 2004 he was appointed as a founding Director of cprm actuaries and consultants, continuing in that role before following his passion for helping individuals with a move to Oval Financial Services as Head of Strategy in 2009.
He was a member of the Incentive Exercise Working Group set up by Steve Webb in his time as Pension Minister, creating a voluntary framework for financial and pension professionals designed to protect consumers and pension scheme members. He was subsequently appointed to the Incentive Exercise Monitoring Board, and as a core technical member, to oversee the industry Code of Practice.
Subsequently Simon was a member of the PFS Pension Advice Taskforce, producing the Pension Transfer Gold Standard. He is currently a member of the Consumer Duty Alliance Retirement Income Taskforce.
