Firm enhances advisory capability with strategic risk specialist hire
Ward Hadaway has appointed strategic risk specialist Mike Gore to enhance its advisory capability across health and safety, regulatory compliance, governance and wider business risk management. The move forms part of the firm's continued investment in its national offering, particularly for clients in sectors including leisure and hospitality.
Gore brings extensive in-house experience managing operational risk across multi-site businesses, having worked at board level on governance frameworks, regulatory compliance, business continuity and critical incident response. His appointment is designed to help clients identify and manage risks proactively before they develop into disputes or regulatory action.
Chris Green, regulatory partner at Ward Hadaway, said Gore has ‘operated at the sharp end of business risk’ and brings an ability to ‘identify risks early’ and implement ‘the structures and processes needed to manage them effectively’. Gore said the firm's focus is on helping businesses ‘identify where pressure points are likely to emerge’ and put in place ‘a clear plan for managing them’.
Steven Petrie, managing partner, said the appointment is about ‘broadening how we support clients as their businesses grow and become more complex’. He added that Gore's experience will help clients ‘anticipate issues and build more resilient organisations’ while ensuring legal frameworks remain robust.
