BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT &
CLIENT SERVICING
Mike Craston
Managing Director
Mike is Managing Director (Institutional
Business).
He has overall responsibility for LGIM's pension
fund investment services and product
development. Mike joined LGIM in 2004 and prior
to this, worked with Aegon Asset Management as
Director of Institutional Business and with
Scottish Equitable Asset Management, initially,
as an investment sales manager and subsequently
as the director of Sales and Marketing. Mike has
also previously worked with Schroder Investment
Management, Standard Life and Guardian Royal
Exchange.
Craig Brown
Head of Global Consultant Relations
Craig is Head of Business Development and is responsible for developing LGIM's Corporate Pensions Business in the UK and Europe. He joined Legal & General Investment Management in June 2006. He has over 20 years industry experience, both as a consultant and in client relationship management. Before joining LGIM, Craig was Head of Consultant Relationships at HSBC Investments and prior to that he was a Client Director at Deutsche Asset Management and a Senior Consultant at Mercer Investment Consulting.
Craig is a qualified associate member of the UK Society of Investment Professionals.
John Bridges
Head of Specialist Accounts Team
John is Head of Specialists Account Team. He joined Legal & General in 1983 and became a Senior Pensions Account Manager within L&G's Trustee Services area. This role required a full understanding of UK pensions law and practice and an ability to communicate effectively with members, trustees and their advisers. John has specialised in the provision of investment services since 1994 when he moved to LGIM. He is a member of the client liaison team with responsibility for a portfolio of investment clients with both defined benefit and defined contribution pension arrangements. He also heads a team comprising of four other Client Account Managers and their support staff.
John is an Associate of the Pensions Management Institute.
Sharon Niebergall
Head of Client Account Management Team
Sharon is Head of a Client Account Manager team. She joined Legal & General in 1987 having graduated from university with a degree in Mathematics. Following qualification as a Certified Accountant she joined the Group Tax department. During her six years in Tax she gained her ATII qualification and was primarily responsible for negotiations with the Inland Revenue and Customs & Excise. In July 1996 she joined LGIM where she has responsibility for a portfolio of both defined contribution and defined benefit clients. Sharon also heads a team comprising of six other Client Account Managers and their support staff.
Hugh Cutler
Head of Distribution
Hugh joined us in April 2009 and is Head of Distribution with responsibility for developing our new business proposition both in the UK and overseas. Before joining LGIM Hugh worked for Barclays Global Investors (BGI) where he was latterly Co-Head of the Global Strategic Solutions Group, responsible for developing new investment products and structuring existing LDI and multi asset products. Prior to this, he was responsible for relationship management and distribution to strategic accounts for BGI in Europe. Prior to this, Hugh worked with Towers Perrin where he advised pension schemes and companies on all aspects of pensions. Hugh is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries.
Hugh holds a degree in Mathematics from the Universities of Bristol and Bordeaux.





