Harbottle & Lewis has welcomed Andy Wansell as chief operating officer (COO).
Andy joins from YMU Business Management where he led a team of accountants and business managers providing services to the music, sport, and entertainment industries, and brings with him nearly two decades of experience in senior management positions at a number of top 100 law firms, from private client specialists to multi-disciplinary international firms.
As COO, Andy will work closely with the executive board to implement and develop strategies to drive operational excellence and growth, deliver best-in-class client service and continue to build the firm’s reputation as a pre-eminent adviser to the Technology, Media and Entertainment sectors, to Private Clients and the dynamic intersection of both.
Andy has also previously been a pension fund trustee and has worked as business adviser to a number of not-for-profit organisations.
Charles Leveque, managing partner, Harbottle & Lewis, said: 'Andy brings with him a wealth of managerial experience and an outstanding grasp of the business of law firms, along with immensely valuable and directly relevant first-hand client-side experience in sectors that are very familiar to us.
'Andy will play a key role in operationalising our long-term sector-focused strategy for growth, leveraging our brand legacy to position us for continued success now and into the future.
'I’ve no doubt he will be an outstanding addition to our leadership team and we are thrilled to welcome him on board.'
Andy Wansell comments: 'I have enjoyed my break from the law, and I hope the experiences gained in working with an amazing group of highly creative entrepreneurs in a Private Equity-backed business means I come to this role with fresh ideas and new perspectives. It took a special firm to entice me to move, but it was the people I met who sealed the deal. We do our best work with people we have a great connection with and on that basis, it feels like this must be the place for me.'
