Alex Cadwallader appointed head of south & offshore region to drive growth
Alex Cadwallader has been appointed head of the South & Offshore region for Leonard Curtis which includes offices in London, Hampshire, Dorset, Bristol, Cardiff, Taunton, Kings Langley and Guernsey.
The move is part of a new management structure that has been put in place to accelerate and promote a focus on growth.
Leonard Curtis is the largest privately-owned professional services provider of corporate restructuring and insolvency in the UK employing over 250 people across 21 offices including London, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds as well as the Channel Islands.
Alex’s appointment is instrumental in the delivery of strategic direction for the Group – which recently announced its plans to double in size in the next three years.
Reporting to the executive board, Alex will be joined by three other regionally-based colleagues looking after restructuring and insolvency across four UK territories and two divisional heads looking after funding and legal services.
Other regional heads include Sean Williams – head of Yorkshire & North East (Leeds, Gateshead, Barlborough); Conrad Beighton – head of Midlands (Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Worcester) and Andrew Poxon – head of North & Scotland (Bury, Manchester, Preston, Chester, Liverpool and Glasgow).
Gary Cain – head of funding – and Paula Smith – head of Leonard Curtis Legal – pick up the divisional responsibilities. John Bluer will remain head of personal insolvency services at Leonard Curtis.
Alex Cadwallader commented: “It is fantastic to have the leadership and collaborative support of our new CEO Dan Booth and our investors as we move to the next stage of our exciting plans. Alongside our impressive organic growth and journey up the value curve, we are actively looking to make key lateral hires across the South and especially in London, where we are looking for multiple dynamic and ambitious new directors/partners. I have no doubt that Leonard Curtis will continue to be a rewarding and appealing place to work and deliver results for all concerned.”
Confirming the new structure CEO Dan Booth said: “I am delighted to be working with such an experienced leadership team and looking forward to seeing what we can all achieve. We are confident we can significantly scale this business and now we have clarity – by region and division – on how we will achieve it. Our plans for growth and development will be delivered by applying our key principles of confidence, commitment, and consistency.”
Demand for the firm’s services has been increasing rapidly as businesses look for recovery solutions after the pandemic and face challenging economic conditions currently.
COO Jon Mercer said: “Growth will undoubtedly come from our current three pillars of expertise – legal services, restructuring and insolvency, and raising finance – and we will also be looking to add on complementary skills – like M & A or tax consulting where the synergies align very well.”
