Pension transition, personally led

The transition your fund needs to get right — first time.

Your fund is in the middle of one of the most consequential transitions your organization has ever faced — new regulation, new systems, new scrutiny from every direction. Your board wants confidence. Your regulator wants proof. Your participants just want it to work. You don't need another vendor to manage or another team to onboard — you need someone who has actually done this, sitting next to you when it counts. That's the idea behind the name: fewer people managing, more people doing. That's what Less Chiefs Consulting is for.

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The situation

Where you are right now

You're modernizing under pressure — new regulation, new IT systems, new governance demands — all while your members' trust and your regulator's scrutiny leave zero room for error. The transition touches every part of your organization at once: legal, actuarial, IT, operations, the board.

Get the wrong partner in the room, and you slow down, spend more than you should, or put compliance and member outcomes at risk. Get the right one, and the transition becomes proof that your organization can handle exactly the kind of change the whole industry is watching.

The difference

What that means for you

You get a partner who has already done this, on the hardest version of the problem.

As a Netherlands-based firm, we have led the successful transition of multiple pension funds to the new Dutch Future of Pensions Act, overseeing compliant administration, process redesign, and IT system implementation. One of our clients became the first pension fund in the Netherlands to complete the transition to the new regulatory framework.

According to the Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index, which benchmarks 52 retirement income systems worldwide, the Netherlands has held the #1 spot for three consecutive years, alongside fellow A-grade systems Iceland, Denmark, Singapore, and Israel. Your transition doesn't have to be a first attempt at figuring this out — it can build on direct, hands-on experience from inside the system regulators and pension professionals worldwide already treat as the benchmark.

You get top-tier expertise without paying for top-tier overhead.

When working with Less Chiefs Consulting, you're not funding account managers, support staff, or relationship-building coffee chats — every hour you pay for goes directly into your problem, from senior people who've actually done the work. That means faster decisions, lower fees, and a project that moves at the pace you need it to.

The name says it plainly. Most consulting models stack layers of management on top of the people actually doing the work. Less Chiefs Consulting flips that: instead of a partner selling the engagement and a junior team delivering it, you get senior people delivering it directly. Fewer people directing traffic, more people getting the work done — that's the whole premise, right there in the name.

You get someone next to you when it actually matters.

When your project is under a microscope — from your board, your members, or your regulator — you need more than a capable resource. You need someone who understands exactly what's at stake for you and can stand behind the work when it's being examined. You want Less Chiefs working alongside you.

The moment to reach out: If you're facing a regulatory deadline you can't miss, a system transition that can't disrupt your members, or a project your board and regulator are watching closely — that's the moment Less Chiefs is built for.

The premise

The work is too important for layers of management between you and the people responsible for getting it done.

About

Ivo
Brand

Founder, Less Chiefs Consulting

Please feel free to reach out via email or phone.

ivo.brand@lesschiefs.com +31 6 15 866 301

With over 25 years of experience, Ivo is a seasoned project and program manager with deep expertise in the financial services industry, specializing in the pension sector. He has worked for Accenture, PwC, Valcon, and was the founder of boutique consulting firm Valid8 Consulting, which was recently acquired by a Netherlands-based compliance consulting firm.

Since 2022, Ivo has personally led the successful transition of multiple pension funds to the new Dutch Future of Pensions Act, overseeing compliant administration, process redesign, and IT system implementation. One of his clients became the first pension fund in the Netherlands to complete the transition to the new regulatory framework.

Ivo combines strategic vision with hands-on execution, board-level polish, and an unwavering focus on quality, compliance, and results.

In 2026, Ivo founded Less Chiefs Consulting to bring his experience navigating the Dutch pension system transition to clients on a global scale. He leads every engagement personally, backed by a team of seasoned consultants spanning business analysis, compliance, legal, risk, project management, and other core advisory functions.