Eversheds Sutherland elects Thompson chair in second female C-suite move in City Law this week

Eversheds Sutherland elects Thompson chair in second female C-suite move in City Law this week

Eversheds Sutherland has elected the first-ever female chair of its UK-based international business, with financial services product head Pamela Thompson chosen today (5 December) over ‘a number of very strong candidates’. Thompson will take the position of chair of the Eversheds Sutherland International LLP for a term of four years from next May, after incumbent …

In-house: Aviva appoints new UK insurance head as RBS ends search for legal operations chief

In-house: Aviva appoints new UK insurance head as RBS ends search for legal operations chief

FTSE 100 insurer Aviva has appointed former Bupa UK legal director Alison Gammon as its UK Insurance general counsel (GC) following the departures of Aviva UK Life GC and company secretary Monica Risam and Tim Vickers, who led Aviva’s General Insurance legal team. Aviva recently brought its UK Life Assurance and UK General Insurance businesses …