Ashurst completes governance overhaul with new board appointments
Ashurst has completed the revamp of its global governance structure with the election of eight partners to its board. The appointments, which came into effect from 1 November, have finalised Ashurst's global management team after the firm voted through the full financial integration of Ashurst and legacy Blake Dawson.
November 05, 2013 at 05:46 AM
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Ashurst has completed the revamp of its global governance structure with the election of eight partners to its board.
The appointments, which came into effect from 1 November, have finalised Ashurst's global management team after the firm voted through the full financial integration of Ashurst and legacy Blake Dawson.
Sydney competition partner Peter Armitage, London banking partner Mark Vickers, and corporate partners Simon Beddow (London), Roger Davies (Perth), and Robert Oglivy Watson (Hong Kong) have all been added to the board.
They replace Asia managing partner Matthew Bubb, London corporate partner Anthony Clare and energy partner Logan Mair, all of whom were legacy Ashurst board members and will no longer sit on the firm's governing committee.
Similarly, legacy Blake Dawson partners Elspeth Arnold, Tony Denholder, Sarah Dulhunty, Paul Jenkins and Australia managing partner John Carrington all no longer hold board roles, despite previously sitting on the board of Ashurst Australia.
There were also re-appointments for corporate partners Ian Williams (Sydney) and Reinhard Eyring (Frankfurt) and Madrid real estate partner Cristina Calvo.
In July, Ashurst confirmed Denholder and Mair would take up client partner roles, responsible for the development and implementation of the firm's global client strategy.
The news follows last month's ousting of former firm chair Charlie Geffen in favour of litigation partner and legacy Ashurst UK board member Ben Tidswell.
"Our new Board is a key element in our governance structure and I am delighted to welcome such a strong team from across the new firm to this important role," commented Tidswell.
"I would like to congratulate them all and I am confident that they will each make a significant contribution in shaping the firm's future."
Aside from Tidswell, the remaining members of the board are Melbourne IP partner and newly-installed global vice chair Mary Padbury, managing partner James Collis, independent non-executive members Robert Gillespie and David Turner and CFO Brian Dunlop in a non-voting role.
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