Kerr retained as chief exec as Bird & Bird re-jigs top brass
Bird & Bird has unveiled its new-look management team, with re-elected chief executive David Kerr joined by new chairman Michael Frie after uncontested votes. Frie, who is currently the firm's Sweden managing partner, will take over from Hamish Sandison as chairman on 1 March. Kerr, meanwhile, is handed another term as chief executive, having held the role since 1996. Both appointments carry three-year terms and follow uncontested elections, with Sandison having declared his intention not to continue as chairman earlier this month.
February 22, 2007 at 10:26 AM
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Bird & Bird has unveiled its new-look management team, with re-elected chief executive David Kerr joined by new chairman Michael Frie after uncontested votes.
Frie, who is currently the firm's Sweden managing partner, will take over from Hamish Sandison as chairman on 1 March. Kerr, meanwhile, is handed another term as chief executive, having held the role since 1996. Both appointments carry three-year terms and follow uncontested elections, with Sandison having declared his intention not to continue as chairman earlier this month.
Frie joined the City firm in 2000 when it merged with Stockholm practice Gedda & Ekdahl, giving Bird & Bird its first base in the jurisdiction.
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