Learn from Top Industry Experts
Our panellists share Sharesave stories, research, insights, and hard-earned lessons from the field.
Celebrating Sharesave at 45: Britain's best loved all-employee share plan
Backed by research, told through people: an honest look at 45 years of ShareSave and the conversation it revealed.
Forty-five years of academic research, legal practice, and in-house experience, distilled into 45 minutes. Whether you run a Sharesave today or are thinking about launching one, this conversation covers the evidence and the practical detail that matters.
What you'll take away:
- Why a risk-free, all-employee plan still wins hearts after 45 years
- What the research says about when Sharesave actually improves productivity, and when it doesn't
- What it takes to offer Sharesave - and why it's more achievable than you'd think
- Real stories from running it in-house, plus a few myths busted along the way
Forty-five years of research and hard earned advice in 45 minutes.
The Panellists
Andrew Pendleton is Professor of Employee Ownership and Reward at UNSW Sydney Business School and former head of the School of Management and Governance. He holds a BA in PPE from Oxford and a PhD in Social Sciences from Bath. His research focuses on employee ownership, share plans, and corporate governance, and he was a member of the UK Inland Revenue Advisory Committee that helped develop the Share Incentive Plan and Enterprise Management Incentives.
Michelle Murphy is Deputy Company Secretary and Head of Shareholder Services at Evelyn Partners with more than 28 years of experience across equity incentives, offshore trust structures, and shareholder services. She leads the Group's end-to-end equity operations and has played a central role in major transactions including the 2020 Tilney–Smith & Williamson merger and the forthcoming sale of Evelyn Partners to NatWest Group. Earlier in her career she held senior share plan and governance roles at Sainsbury's, Willis, and Computershare.
Emma Parker is a Senior Associate at Tapestry Compliance, specialising in share plans for UK plcs, including executive remuneration and tax-advantaged plans. She advises on multi-jurisdictional projects spanning plan launches, executive plan renewals, and provider migrations, working closely with Company Secretarial and Reward teams. Emma trained at an international law firm and has been at Tapestry for nine years.
Host
Murray Tompsett is UK Industry Lead at Optio Incentives, helping companies get the most from their employee share plans. He is a successful and accomplished senior share plan professional with more than 20 years in the sector - including four years as Head of ProShare. Murray has a wealth of experience - and anecdotes to match.