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Kristy Cotton (left) accepting the Administrator of the Year award at PP's Women in Pensions Awards in November from host Angela Barnes (right)
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Kristy Cotton (left) accepting the Administrator of the Year award at PP's Women in Pensions Awards in November from host Angela Barnes (right)

PwC’s Kristy Cotton speaks to PP deputy editor Holly Roach about the industry capacity crunch, challenging data issues, and the outlook for pensions.

Cotton joined PwC last year as head of pensions data after working as an actuary and co-head of operational solutions at Isio; and head of data, benefits and controls at Deloitte before that. She i...

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