Law firms Clifford Chance recruits new CFO as Purse retires after 11 years Legal Business · 11 July 2016 · 2 min read Strategic recruitment Clifford Chance Clifford Chance has hired Patrick Glydon, the global director of commercial initiatives from advertising agency Dentsu Aegis Network (DAN), to succeed its current chief financial officer Stephen Purse, who is set to retire.Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact [email protected] Related ContentMore in this categoryTrading Places: Paul Weiss and Kirkland grow in Houston, while Gibson Dunn hires S&C appellate co-headLaw firmsKate Peacock5 May 2026Clifford Chance promotes nine in London, six across US officesLaw firmsEliza Winter30 Apr 2026Gibson Dunn boosts Paris with four-partner Clifford Chance funds teamLaw firmsEliza Winter28 Apr 2026Paul Hastings infra pair head to Freshfields after two yearsLaw firmsAlex Ryan28 Feb 2025Gibson Dunn takes heavyweight Sullivan & Cromwell duo in major London playLaw firmsElisha Juttla27 Feb 2025Chance moment: CC doubles down on private capital, but will flurry of hires pay off?Law firmsElisha Juttla14 Feb 2025Revolving doors: Simpson Thacher, Latham, Sidley lead New Year London movesLaw firmsAnna Huntley9 Jan 2025Five partners vie to succeed Hoyland as Simmons managing partnerLaw firmsTom Cox7 Jan 2025‘Seize every opportunity’ – Paul Hastings partner Reena Gogna on City law, Suits and poetryLaw firmsAnna Huntley7 Jan 2025