Divorce and family law firm Vardags has announced the appointment of Dr Stephen Bence as its chief executive officer.
Previously the firm’s director of strategy, Stephen has been with the firm for more than eight years, after starting out as a strategy consultant at McKinsey & Co. Former CEO and high-profile divorce specialist Ayesha Vardag will remain as the firm’s president and will continue to handle significant divorce cases.
Ayesha said: ‘Stephen has an extraordinary record of delivering, year on year, really meteoric growth to Vardags.
‘He’s really incredible. His blue-chip background as a senior strategist at McKinsey, his enthusiasm for restructuring industries, his track-record in creating other high growth companies, and his outstanding record with Vardags, makes him objectively the best choice in the market (and we know because over the summer we met with numerous external candidates). Of course, after a decade in the field he knows the legal sector inside out. But beyond that he really knows Vardags - what makes us special, what differentiates us, and how to keep alive that precious culture of exceptional legal quality combined with cut-to-the-chase commercial savvy.
‘More than anything, he cares deeply about and is totally committed to the firm, and like me he knows the cornerstone of our success is our unique community of exceptional people who care passionately about our work and our clients. After years doing this side by side, it’s time for me to be able to focus exclusively on my clients, and for Stephen to take over the business side and really run the show.’
