Kara Duncombe

Kara Duncombe is a Senior Pensions & Benefits Officer and Pensions Specialist at Trowers & Hamlins, where responsibilities include serving as Secretary to the Trustees for the firm's closed defined benefit scheme, ensuring effective governance and management through collaboration with trustees, third-party administrators, actuaries, and investment advisors. Prior experience at Shell spanned nearly two decades, holding various roles such as Employee Relations Advisor, Pensions Admin - Team Manager, and HR Business Partner, providing expert HR guidance on complex employee relations cases and leading pensions administration for approximately 40,000 members. Kara holds qualifications from the Pensions Management Institute and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.