The Retirement Partnership has appointed annuity expert Peter Quinton as acting managing director, taking over the key role from founder Steve Lewis who will become chairman while taking up a new senior position with LV=.

The Retirement Partnership was set up to offer a range of free information and services to professional financial advisers, and professional consultancy services to providers and advisers operating in the fast-growing retirement sector. It has grown to become a resource on retirement options, using innovative technology to inform and educate its 3,000 plus registered IFAs.

Peter Quinton has been a influential figure in the retirement market for more than 25 years, most recently in his ongoing role as acting chairman of the Annuity Clearing House (ACH) which is an annuity placement and administration service for IFAs (see www.theach.co.uk ). He founded The Annuity Bureau in 1993 and was managing director until its sale in 2004, and then was a founding director of fixed-term annuity innovator Living Time.

Steve Lewis said: “The Retirement Partnership has achieved a great deal in the last three years, helping to increase understanding of the full range of options available to the modern retiree.

“Peter will take that work forward, working with Billy Burrows and our other colleagues and associates, building new relationships and moving the business into new areas where guidance, information and intelligent strategies are all required.”

Peter Quinton said: “Retirement has become a time of life where many retirees feel like there are no easy answers. I am a big supporter of what The Retirement Partnership stands for and am confident that by working closely with providers and advisers, we can deliver better outcomes to retirees while supporting the industry on which they rely.”