Senior leadership team
Inspiring great performance.
Shoosmiths' board and operations executive work to define and deliver the firm’s vision and strategy.
Meet the team
![David Jackson](/CVAdmin/tnail/00007394.png)
David Jackson
Chief Executive
David Jackson
Chief Executive
- Senior leadership
- London Birmingham
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+44 (0)3700 863 000
- +44 (0)3700 863 000
![Rachel Reid](/CVAdmin/tnail/02001802.png)
Rachel Reid
Chief Operating Officer
Rachel Reid
Chief Operating Officer
- Corporate responsibility, Diversity & inclusi...
- London
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+44(0)20 7282 4180
- +44(0)20 7282 4180
![Chris Stanton](/CVAdmin/tnail/00005605.png)
Chris Stanton
Chief Financial Officer
Chris Stanton
Chief Financial Officer
- Senior leadership
- Northampton
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+44 (0)3700 863 615
- +44 (0)3700 863 615
![Kirsten Hewson](/CVAdmin/tnail/00005623.png)
Kirsten Hewson
Chair
Kirsten Hewson
Chair
- Senior leadership
- Solent
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+44 (0)3700 866 943
- +44 (0)3700 866 943
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+44 (0)7810 316 135
- +44 (0)7810 316 135
![Stephen Porter](/CVAdmin/tnail/00004730.png)
Stephen Porter
Partner & Head of Corporate Division
Stephen Porter
Partner & Head of Corporate Division
- Corporate, Senior leadership
- Solent
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+44 (0)3700 866 875
- +44 (0)3700 866 875
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+44 (0)7793 187 655
- +44 (0)7793 187 655
![Stuart Little](/CVAdmin/tnail/00007008.png)
Stuart Little
Partner & Head of Advisory Services
Stuart Little
Partner & Head of Advisory Services
- Dispute resolution & litigation, Senior leade...
- Solent
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+44 (0)3700 868 811
- +44 (0)3700 868 811
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+44 (0)7793 187 653
- +44 (0)7793 187 653
![Monica Burch](/CVAdmin/tnail/00011261.png)
Monica Burch
Non-Executive Director
Monica Burch
Non-Executive Director
- Senior leadership
- Northampton
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+44 (0)3700 862 264
- +44 (0)3700 862 264
![Dawn Faulkner](/CVAdmin/tnail/00008762.png)
Dawn Faulkner
Director of IS
Dawn Faulkner
Director of IS
- Senior leadership
- Northampton
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+44 (0)3700 863 484
- +44 (0)3700 863 484
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+44 (0)7718 693 997
- +44 (0)7718 693 997
![Tom Slate](/CVAdmin/tnail/02002231.png)
Tom Slate
Director of Projects & Innovation
Tom Slate
Director of Projects & Innovation
- Senior leadership
- London
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+44(0)20 7205 7055
- +44(0)20 7205 7055
![Alastair Peet](/CVAdmin/tnail/00006106.png)
Alastair Peet
Partner, International Committee Chair
Alastair Peet
Partner, International Committee Chair
- Corporate, International, Senior leadership
- Birmingham
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+44(0)20 7205 7030
- +44(0)20 7205 7030
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+44 (0)7802 294 751
- +44 (0)7802 294 751
![Vikas Shah](/CVAdmin/tnail/02001299.png)
Vikas Shah
Non-Executive Director
Vikas Shah
Non-Executive Director
- Senior leadership
- Manchester
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+44 (0)3700 865 909
- +44 (0)3700 865 909
![Tom Speller](/CVAdmin/tnail/02002206.png)
Tom Speller
Director of EIGHT (Connected Services)
Tom Speller
Director of EIGHT (Connected Services)
- Senior leadership
- London
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+44(0)20 7205 7034
- +44(0)20 7205 7034
![Lee Edwards](/CVAdmin/tnail/02002060.png)
Lee Edwards
Director of Risk & Ethics
Lee Edwards
Director of Risk & Ethics
- Senior leadership
- London
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+44(0)20 7205 7018
- +44(0)20 7205 7018
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+44 (0)7864 684 954
- +44 (0)7864 684 954
![Eleanor Tanner](/CVAdmin/tnail/02001132.png)
Eleanor Tanner
Director of People
Eleanor Tanner
Director of People
- Senior leadership
- London
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+44(0)20 7282 4141
- +44(0)20 7282 4141
![Shama Perera](/CVAdmin/tnail/02002323.png)
Shama Perera
Director of Business Development & Marketing
Shama Perera
Director of Business Development & Marketing
- Senior leadership
- London
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+44(0)20 7282 4100
- +44(0)20 7282 4100
Diversity & inclusion at Shoosmiths
![Diversity and Inclusion](/-/media/uat-2023/carousel-images/diversity-and-inclusion.jpg?h=1066&w=1920&hash=310269017074D01F4C36AC6DEFE5FE68&usecustomfunctions=1¢ercrop=1 )
Our commitment to corporate responsibility
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