Domestic & General—Mark Jenkins

Warranty provider welcomes general counsel

Specialist warranty provider Domestic & General has welcomed Mark Jenkins as its group general counsel and company secretary.

An experienced general counsel, Mark joined Domestic & General from his former position of chief of staff at the Co-operative Bank. He has also previously worked at Ondra Partners, and White & Case. In his new position, he will now take on overall responsibility for leading the international legal team at Domestic & General.

Owned by CVC Capital, Domestic & General provides specialist protection plans to over 16 million people in 11 countries.

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Domestic & General—Mark Jenkins

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Switalskis—Naila Arif, Harriet Findlay & Ellie Thompson

Ward Hadaway—Matthew Morton

Thomson Hayton Winkley—Nina Hood