Davies has promoted Allison Carr as CEO and Gary Fitzpatrick as chief commercial officer, in its legal solutions business, Keoghs. Davies acquired Keoghs, a provider of dispute resolution and risk services for the UK insurance industry, in March last year. The current CEO John Whittle, who oversaw the deal that saw Keoghs join Davies, will retire from the business after 30 years. Carr joined Keoghs as a solicitor in 2002 and has held various senior operational and leadership roles in the firm, most recently as chief operation officer. In this role, Carr, with support from her wider team, has been responsible for scaling the legal solutions business to over 1,700 people, supporting a number of acquisitions and building out a leading UK wide presence. She will join Davies Group executive committee and report directly to group CEO Dan Saulter. In his new role, Fitzpatrick will focus on bringing together the commercial, client service and growth strategy for Keoghs, including working with colleagues across Davies to deliver end?to?end solutions. He has more than 20 years of service at Keoghs, serving in various senior executive roles and has played a key role delivering Keoghs’ long term growth strategy. Fitzpatrick also leads the relationship with some of Davies’ largest clients. Commenting on the promotions, Saulter says: “I congratulate Allison Carr and Gary Fitzpatrick on their well?deserved promotions. We are ambitious to continue to grow our legal solutions business in the UK, but also overseas.” He continues: “I look forward to working closely with Carr and Fitzpatrick in the years ahead as we execute on our plans. I am also thrilled that once again we’ve been able to promote internally; investing in our people and giving them opportunities for career development is central to our success.” “I’d like to thank John Whittle for his achievements at Keoghs. Under his direction and leadership over 15 years he has built a remarkable business filled with industry experts, providing market leading legal solutions to the insurance market. I wish him all the very best with his retirement and for his future plans,” he adds. Recently, BC Partners, an international investment firm, agreed to acquire a majority stake in Davies, which is expected to close in Q2 2021
