Top 100 Law Firm Directors
The following research into the Top 100 UK law firm finance directors has been conducted to support a number of editorial and statistical pieces which have been written for legalsupportnetwork.co.uk
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| # | Law Firm | Name | Gender | Title | Since | Previous Employer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
Clifford Chance |
Stephen Purse
|
M
|
Finance Director
|
2005
|
Management Consulting Group
|
|
2
|
Clifford Chance |
Helen Anthony
|
F
|
HR Director - London
|
2005
|
Allen & Overy
|
|
3
|
Clifford Chance |
Paul Greenwood
|
M
|
Chief Information Officer
|
2000
|
McKinsey & Co
|
|
4
|
Linklaters |
Jill King
|
F
|
Director of HR
|
2005
|
Lovells
|
|
5
|
Linklaters |
Sue Hall
|
F
|
Director of ISS
|
2008
|
Baker & McKenzie
|
|
6
|
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer |
Kevin Hogarth
|
M
|
Global HR Director
|
2008
|
Capital One
|
|
7
|
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer |
Paul Domnick
|
M
|
Chief Information Officer
|
2009
|
Zurich Financial Services
|
|
8
|
Lovells |
Ian McFiggins
|
M
|
Director of IT
|
2002
|
Accenture
|
|
9
|
Allen & Overy |
Genevieve Tennant
|
F
|
Global Director of HR
|
2003
|
Arthur D Little
|
|
10
|
DLA Piper (UK) |
Daniel Pollick
|
M
|
Chief Information Officer
|
1994
|
Shell UK
|
|
11
|
Allen & Overy |
Jason Haines
|
M
|
Director of IT/CIO
|
2007
|
PwC
|
|
12
|
Herbert Smith |
George Kalorkoti
|
M
|
Group Chief Information Officer
|
2003
|
Info not available
|
|
13
|
Slaughter & May |
Info Unavailable
|
|
N/A
|
|
N/A
|
|
14
|
Eversheds |
Paul Caris
|
M
|
IT Director
|
2009
|
Taylor Wimpey
|
|
15
|
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer |
Laurance Milsted
|
M
|
Finance Director
|
1993
|
Deloitte & Touche
|
|
16
|
Ashurst |
Bruna Pellicci
|
F
|
IT Director
|
2007
|
Nabarros
|
|
17
|
Slaughter & May |
Info Unavailable
|
|
N/A
|
|
N/A
|
|
18
|
Norton Rose |
Jeff Roberts
|
M
|
Director of IT
|
2000
|
Cosmos Tour Operator
|
|
19
|
Allen & Overy |
Ian Dinwiddie
|
M
|
Finance Director
|
1991
|
Guinness Mahon Holdings
|
|
20
|
Simmons & Simmons |
Abby Ewen
|
F
|
IT Director
|
2002
|
Withers
|
|
21
|
Lovells |
Kay Willis
|
F
|
HR Director
|
2007
|
Andersen
|
|
22
|
CMS Cameron McKenna |
Donna Gildea
|
F
|
Head of IT
|
2003
|
Accenture
|
|
23
|
Slaughter & May |
Info Unavailable
|
M
|
Info Unavailable
|
2012
|
Info Unavailable
|
|
24
|
SJ Berwin |
Simon Kosminsky
|
M
|
IT Director
|
2000
|
Denton Wilde Sapte
|
|
25
|
DLA Piper |
Carol Ashton
|
F
|
HR Director (EMEA & Asia)
|
2008
|
Ernst & Young
|
|
26
|
Pinsent Masons |
Colin Smith
|
M
|
Director of IT
|
1991
|
Warwick Systems
|
|
27
|
Herbert Smith |
Christine Lynch
|
F
|
Global Head of HR
|
2008
|
Baker & McKenzie
|
|
28
|
Addleshaw Goddard |
Martin Gaskin
|
M
|
Chief Financial Officer
|
2002
|
HBOS
|
|
29
|
Eversheds |
Position Vacant
|
|
N/A
|
|
N/A
|
|
30
|
Berwin Leighton Paisner |
Janet Day
|
F
|
IT Director
|
1996
|
PROPS
|
|
31
|
Lovells |
Chris Rees
|
M
|
Finance Director
|
2000
|
Great Nordic Group
|
|
32
|
Osborne Clarke |
Role does not exist
|
|
N/A
|
|
N/A
|
|
33
|
Olswang |
Ffion Griffith
|
F
|
Director of HR
|
2005
|
SJ Berwin
|
|
34
|
Olswang |
Clive Knott
|
M
|
IT Director
|
1995
|
Simmons & Simmons
|
|
35
|
Withers |
Simon Luckett
|
M
|
HR Director
|
2008
|
Allen & Overy
|
|
36
|
Taylor Wessing |
Tim Hyman
|
M
|
IT Director
|
2004
|
Harbottle & Lewis
|
|
37
|
Field Fisher Waterhouse |
Charlie Keeling
|
M
|
HR Director
|
2008
|
Bearing Point
|
|
38
|
Ashurst |
Stuart Walker
|
M
|
Head of HR
|
1995
|
Lovells
|
|
39
|
Halliwells |
Lillian Cunliffe
|
F
|
HR Director
|
1998
|
Gorvin Kenyon
|
|
40
|
Withers |
Peter Gibbons
|
M
|
Operations Director
|
1997
|
Nabarro Nathanson
|
|
41
|
Stephenson Harwood |
Jeff Marlow
|
M
|
Director of HR & Training
|
2006
|
Fox Williams
|
|
42
|
Mills & Reeve |
Sandy Boyle
|
M
|
HR Director
|
2001
|
HLB Kidsons
|
|
43
|
Field Fisher Waterhouse |
Paul Heywood
|
M
|
IT Director
|
2007
|
Allen & Overy
|
|
44
|
Maclay Murray & Spens |
Claire Burgess
|
F
|
Director of HR
|
2003
|
National Australia Group
|
|
45
|
Barlow Lyde & Gilbert |
Julie Leeper
|
F
|
HR Director
|
2001
|
Investors Compensation Scheme
|
|
46
|
Dickinson Dees |
Theresa Wilde
|
F
|
HR Director
|
2007
|
Jessops
|
|
47
|
Travers Smith |
Ann Cant
|
F
|
Head of IT
|
1997
|
Alsop Wilkinson
|
|
48
|
Cobbetts |
Mark Thompson
|
M
|
Head of HR & Business Improvement
|
2008
|
Rosebys Limited
|
|
49
|
Denton Wilde Sapte |
Neil Pamment
|
M
|
Director of IT
|
2005
|
SSL International
|
|
50
|
Watson Farley & Williams |
Kate Sanderson
|
F
|
Director of HR
|
2008
|
Nabarro
|
|
51
|
Travers Smith |
Karen McGloughlin
|
F
|
Head of Personnel
|
1978
|
Lovell & Christmas Holdings
|
|
52
|
Reynolds Porter Chamberlain |
Sally Andrews
|
F
|
HR Director
|
1989
|
Grange Engineering
|
|
53
|
Holman Fenwick Willan |
David Birch
|
M
|
Head of IT & Communications
|
1993
|
Hillier Parker
|
|
54
|
DWF |
Catherine Williams
|
F
|
Director of People Investment
|
2006
|
Self employed consultant
|
|
55
|
Norton Rose |
Andrew McEachern
|
M
|
Global Director of People & Talent Development
|
2009
|
Goldman Sachs International
|
|
56
|
Clarke Willmott |
Joanna Parker
|
F
|
HR Director
|
2007
|
Pinsent Masons
|
|
57
|
Holman Fenwick Willan |
Otillie Sefton
|
F
|
HR & Training Partner
|
1979
|
Joined HFW as Trainee
|
|
58
|
Berrymans Lace Mawer |
Adela Taylor
|
F
|
Head of HR & Training
|
2000
|
Crawford & Co
|
|
59
|
Halliwells |
Dene Rowe
|
M
|
Partner/IT Director
|
2005
|
DLA Piper
|
|
60
|
Kennedys |
Joy Ilea
|
F
|
Director of Career Development
|
2004
|
Addleshaw Goddard
|
|
61
|
Trowers & Hamlins |
John Cooper
|
M
|
Director of Information Services
|
1998
|
Frere Cholmeley Bischoff
|
|
62
|
Pannone |
Rachel Dobson
|
F
|
Operations Partner
|
1992
|
Marks & Spencer
|
|
63
|
Trowers & Hamlins |
Paul Robinson
|
M
|
Director of Human Resources
|
2008
|
Watson Farley & Williams
|
|
64
|
Blake Lapthorn |
Alistair Gray
|
M
|
HR & Administration Director
|
2004
|
Irwin Mitchell
|
|
65
|
Stephenson Harwood |
Info Unavailable
|
|
N/A
|
|
N/A
|
|
66
|
Weightmans |
Sam Airey
|
F
|
Head of HR
|
2000
|
John Moores University Students Union
|
|
67
|
Dundas & Wilson |
Richard Elson
|
M
|
Chief Information Officer
|
2007
|
Shearman & Sterling
|
|
68
|
Bond Pearce |
Ina Simon
|
F
|
HR Director
|
1989
|
First Employer
|
|
69
|
Dundas & Wilson |
Role does not exist
|
|
N/A
|
|
N/A
|
|
70
|
TLT Solicitors |
Graham De Guise
|
M
|
HR Director
|
2007
|
Danka UK
|
|
71
|
Davies Arnold Cooper |
Ruth Elliot
|
F
|
HR Director
|
1997
|
Entec UK
|
|
72
|
Walker Morris |
Terry Spicer
|
M
|
Head of HR & Administration
|
1987
|
Peter Black Keighley
|
|
73
|
Farrer & Co |
Suzanne Hulls
|
F
|
Head of HR
|
2005
|
BPP Law School
|
|
74
|
Clyde & Co |
Barry Crittenden
|
M
|
Information Services Director
|
2003
|
Euler Trade Indemnity
|
|
75
|
Brodies |
Kirstie McLennan
|
F
|
HR & Development Director
|
2001
|
PricewaterhouseCoopers
|
|
76
|
Speechly Bircham |
Nicola Swann
|
F
|
Director of Human Resources
|
1999
|
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
|
77
|
Hugh James |
Diane Brooks
|
F
|
HR Director
|
1988
|
First Employer
|
|
78
|
Hill Dickinson |
Keith Feeny
|
M
|
Director of IT & Operations
|
1995
|
JM Computing
|
|
79
|
Thomas Eggar |
Debra Baker
|
F
|
Head of HR
|
2007
|
Unum Provident
|
|
80
|
Mishcon de Reya |
Vanessa Dewhurst
|
F
|
Director of HR
|
2008
|
Lehman Brothers
|
|
81
|
Bircham Dyson Bell |
Jo Larbie
|
F
|
Director of HR
|
2007
|
Arthur Andersen
|
|
82
|
Hill Dickinson |
Andrew Rushworth
|
M
|
HR Director
|
2007
|
KPMG
|
|
83
|
Dickson Minto |
Info unavailable
|
|
N/A
|
|
N/A
|
|
84
|
HBJ Gateley Wareing |
Nigel Ledger
|
M
|
HR Director
|
2007
|
Wragge & Co
|
|
85
|
Browne Jacobson |
Eileen Henry
|
F
|
Director of HR
|
1997
|
Hammonds
|
|
86
|
Simmons & Simmons |
John Lucy
|
M
|
HR Director
|
2008
|
Herbert Smith
|
|
87
|
Manches |
Lynne Harris
|
F
|
HR Director
|
1998
|
Frere Cholmeley Bischoff
|
|
88
|
Howard Kennedy |
Elaine Hay
|
F
|
Head of Human Resources
|
2008
|
Capco
|
|
89
|
Freeth Cartwright |
Info Unavailable
|
|
N/A
|
|
N/A
|
|
90
|
Charles Russell |
Lee Hanley
|
M
|
Director of IT
|
2008
|
Reed Smith Richards Butler
|
|
91
|
Russell Jones & Walker |
Mike Hannay
|
M
|
HR Director
|
2008
|
Clyde & Co
|
|
92
|
Shepherd & Wedderburn |
Carole Ritchie
|
F
|
HR Director
|
1997
|
James Watt College
|
|
93
|
Morgan Cole |
Dennis Savage
|
M
|
HR & Administration Director
|
2000
|
Fishburns
|
|
94
|
Charles Russell |
Elaine Emmington
|
F
|
Director of HR & Development
|
1987
|
Madeiros Law Offices, Bermuda
|
|
95
|
Brabners Chaffe Street |
Role does not exist
|
|
N/A
|
|
N/A
|
|
96
|
Watson Burton |
Morven Smith
|
F
|
HR Director
|
2007
|
British Energy
|
|
97
|
Bevan Brittan |
Mai O'Sullivan
|
F
|
Director of HR
|
2006
|
Babcock Group
|
|
98
|
Finers Stephens Innocent |
Cecelia Sweeney
|
F
|
HR Director
|
2000
|
Dawsons
|
|
99
|
Lewis Silkin |
Penelope Newman
|
F
|
Director of People & Knowledge
|
2007
|
Farrers
|
|
100
|
Howes Percival |
Role does not exist
|
|
N/A
|
|
N/A
|
Research as at: July 2011 - read about our research methodology
The following research into the Top 100 UK law firm finance directors has been conducted to support a number of editorial and statistical pieces which have been written for legalsupportnetwork.co.uk