CPA Global has appointed its first-ever general counsel with the hire of Ancestry.com legal vice president Ruth Daniels.

Daniels joined the legal service outsourcer (LSO) in September this year as part of CPA's expansion plans, following its acquisition by private equity house Cinven in March.

Prior to starting at the genealogy website Ancestry.com in 2007, Daniels was an associate and senior associate at DLA Piper and Pinsent Masons respectively. She has also held retail and marketing roles at Marks & Spencer, Accenture and Saatchi & Saatchi before moving into law.