Ian Barnes
About Ian Barnes
Ian Barnes serves as the Commercial Director for Retail Propositions at Retirement Solutions, bringing extensive experience from his previous roles at Legal & General, where he held various leadership positions in product management and strategic development.
Current Role at Legal & General
Ian Barnes serves as the Commercial Director for Retail Propositions within Retirement Solutions at Legal & General. He has held this position since 2021 and is responsible for overseeing the delivery of risk-controlled ongoing product management. His role includes ensuring regulatory compliance and managing individual, investment-linked personal pension, and savings products. He also creates and drives commercial strategies that align with the objectives of Workplace DC and Guaranteed Income Commercial Directors.
Previous Experience at Legal & General
Ian Barnes has extensive experience at Legal & General, where he worked in various leadership roles from 2012 to 2020. He served as Head of Product Management for Insurance and later as Head of Product for Individual Retirement. In these roles, he was responsible for maximizing customer and market value and managing a portfolio of products and services throughout the customer’s savings and retirement life cycle. He also held the position of Strategic Development Director for Retirement Income for 11 months in 2020.
Background in Client Services
Before joining Legal & General, Ian Barnes worked at St Andrew's Group plc (part of Lloyds Banking Group) as Head of Client Services from 2008 to 2012. In this role, he focused on creating and implementing strategies that enhanced client service delivery. His experience in client services contributed to his subsequent roles in product management and commercial strategy development.
Product Management and Development Expertise
Throughout his career, Ian Barnes has demonstrated expertise in product management and development. He leads the design and development of market-leading products and services, ensuring they meet customer needs throughout their retirement life cycle. His work includes overseeing non-guaranteed income drawdown and pension tracing and consolidation services, as well as leading direct-to-consumer products and propositions, including customer journey development.