Jeffrey Connor, COO of McGuireWoods. Courtesy photo 'Business Mindset': McGuireWoods' Jeffrey Connor on His New Role as COO
Jeffrey Connor, who has been McGuireWoods' chief financial officer since 2015, was named as the new chief operating officer last week.
August 19, 2024 at 06:28 PM
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What You Need to Know
- Connor took over as chief operating officer at McGuireWoods last week.
- He succeeds Richard Davis, who has been COO since 2019.
Continuing to run the firm as a business is one of McGuireWoods' new chief operating officer Jeffrey Connor's priorities, after helping steer the firm to surpass $1 billion in gross revenue for the first time as its chief financial officer.
Connor, who served as CFO at the firm since 2015, is prioritizing utilizing the firm's business development department and investing in the right legal talent to help the firm reach its financial goals in his new role.
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