Moves and Promotions — Week of 8 December, 2025

Duncan Beach will be joining The Insolvency Service as Chief Executive from 5 January 2026. Duncan was previously Managing Director, Global Head of Risk & Compliance Transformation at HSBC. Read more.

Freeths has appointed Graeme Danby as National Head of Insolvency and John Jeffreys as National Head of Restructuring. Read more.

Gavin Snell has joined Leonard Curtis as its first Non-Executive Chairman. Gavin is an experienced leader with a proven record in growing and transforming professional services, SaaS and information services organisations. Read more.

Deborah Brown will be joining Squire Patton Boggs on 12 January 2026 as a Partner in the Restructuring and Insolvency team and will be leading the non-contentious arm of the practice in Birmingham. Deborah was previously Legal Director at DLA Piper. Read more.

Pete O'Hare has joined Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman’s Finance & Restructuring team in London as a Partner. Pete was previously with K&L Gates. Read more.

Chris Lewis has joined Quantuma’s Restructuring and Insolvency team in Birmingham as a Managing Director. Chris was previously with RSM. Read more.

Nicola Baker has joined FTS Recovery in Manchester as an Insolvency Practitioner. Nicola was previously with Rushtons. Read more.

Jacob Spurge has joined FRP Advisory in London as a Restructuring Administrator. Jacob was previously with Harrisons Business Recovery & Insolvency.